The Gujarat government spent Rs 13 crore on its much-hyped seaplane service between Ahmedabad and Kevadia, the seat of the Statue of Unity, in 2020, which was grounded barely months after the launch. The government revealed this in the state Assembly during the ongoing Budget Session on Thursday.
Responding to a question raised by Congress MLA from Porbandar Arjun Modhwadia, the government said that Rs 13 crore was spent for launching the seaplane project between Ahmedabad to Kevadia in Narmada district.
The project, which ran into turbulence soon after the launch, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the run up to 2020 Assembly bypolls. Even after the launch, the service, which was claimed to be India’s first, remained erratic and was finally discontinued.
