Gujarat Polls: PM Modi Travels in Sea Plane from Sabarmati River

AHMEDABAD:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took off this morning in a sea plane from the Sabarmati River here to Dharoi Dam in Mehsana district on the last day of campaigning for the Gujarat Assembly polls.
Modi boarded the single-engine sea-plane from near the Sardar Bridge connecting the old city with Ahmedabad West, the first-ever flight by such a craft in the country. A special jetty was constructed to facilitate the prime minister’s boarding from the river.
The plane took off from the Sardar Bridge-end amid chants of “Modi-Modi” from BJP workers and other city dwellers, who flocked the Sabarmati Riverfront to witness this one-of-a-kind event. The plane would land at Dharoi dam reservoir in Mehsana.
From Dharoi, the prime minister would proceed to Ambaji Temple in Banaskantha district via road. After visiting the temple, he would return to Ahmedabad by the sea-plane in the evening.
“I will travel from Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad to Dharoi Dam via sea plane. After that, will offer prayers to Maa Amba at Ambaji. With air, roads & rail connectivity, our Government is making efforts for harnessing waterways. All this is for 125 crore Indians!” Modi said in a tweet. His return journey would also be by the same sea-plane.
At an election rally on Monday, the Prime Minister has said, “Tomorrow for the first time in the history of the country a sea-plane will land on the Sabarmati river.”