Seaplane services to soon begin in Tehri Lake

DEHRADUN: Seaplane servicesNSE 1.27 % will soon begin at the Tehri Lake as the Uttarakhand government on Wednesday signed a tripartite agreement with the Union Civil Aviation Ministry and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to start the operation.

Efforts are being made to start the service from 2020. Initially, 12 to 20 seater seaplanes will start operating in Tehri Lake which can fly passengers between Tehri and Dehradun with an approximate cost of Rs 5,000 per passenger, top officials said.