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Seaplane from Guwahati to Shillong soon

March 4, 2019 Guwahati Times Media

Ahmedabad: A seaplane, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi onboard, takes off for Dharoai Dam from the Sabarmati river-front in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. PM Modi on Tuesday became the first seaplane passenger in India. PTI Photo by Santosh Hirlekar (PTI12_12_2017_000020B)

The Civil Aviation Ministry has agreed to start a seaplane service between Brahmaputra river in Guwahati, Assam to Umiam river in Shillong, Meghalaya in an effort to promote tourism.