THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The ambitious seaplane project, grounded by the Oommen Chandy regime soon after being launched by the tourism department in 2013 following protest by fishermen, is all set to stage a comeback by piggybacking on the Kerala State Electricity Board. The KSEB plans to facilitate landing and takeoff of seaplanes using the facilities in its 18 major reservoirs.
The board invited expression of interest on Tuesday from aviation service providers to operate amphibious floatplane and/or helicopter services between its dams and reservoirs. KSEB expects good response to the tender. The role of the board would be only that of a facilitator.
