Nashik: After Pawana dam in Lonavala, the next stop of the seaplanes taking off from Juhu in Mumbai will be Gangapur dam in Nashik.
The water resources department, Nashik, on Tuesday confirmed that the seaplane services would start in Nashik. "A nine-seater seaplane will land in the backwaters of the Gangapur dam. We are in the process of finalising an agreement with the engineers concerned. On behalf of the water resources department, the Godavari Mahamandal is engaged in the agreement process with the executive engineers," executive engineer of the water resources department Sunil Bafna told TOI.
Though the project for Nashik is in its nascent stage, the departments concerned are in the process of completing all formalities for the extension of the seaplane services to the city.
Bafna said there was definitely a plan for landing the seaplane in the backwaters of the Gangapur dam, but the date was yet to be finalised. "Once the agreement is done, we will have to seek environmental clearance. We can start the service only after getting the nod from the environment ministry," he added.
27/08/14 Times of India
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The water resources department, Nashik, on Tuesday confirmed that the seaplane services would start in Nashik. "A nine-seater seaplane will land in the backwaters of the Gangapur dam. We are in the process of finalising an agreement with the engineers concerned. On behalf of the water resources department, the Godavari Mahamandal is engaged in the agreement process with the executive engineers," executive engineer of the water resources department Sunil Bafna told TOI.
Though the project for Nashik is in its nascent stage, the departments concerned are in the process of completing all formalities for the extension of the seaplane services to the city.
Bafna said there was definitely a plan for landing the seaplane in the backwaters of the Gangapur dam, but the date was yet to be finalised. "Once the agreement is done, we will have to seek environmental clearance. We can start the service only after getting the nod from the environment ministry," he added.
27/08/14 Times of India
