GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday witnessed a demonstration of an amphibious aircraft designed by Setouchi Holdings of Japan at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here.
The aircraft has been designed for the 21st century which can take off and land both from short, unimproved strips and water bodies. Such a ground-breaking initiative will be the first in the country and it has been thought of to be introduced in Assam to improve regional air connectivity. Once the aircraft is introduced the smaller places which have hitherto remained unconnected due to infrastructural bottleneck can be brought into flying map.
Earlier talking to the press on the sidelines of the demonstration of the aircraft at the airport, Sonowal said that when introduced the aircraft will lead to speedy development of Assam and North East. He also termed the aircraft will be helpful to provide a big boost to Narendra Modi’s dream of much improved regional connectivity.
Assam is tipped to the be first in the country where amphibious aircraft would be put into service and once operated the service of aircraft besides being helpful in improving the economy of the state, would also revolutionize the connectivity of the region, Sonowal added.