Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat. | Photo Credit: PTI

New Delhi: The Uttarakhand government while adding the wings to the center’s UDAN scheme on Wednesday gave the green signal for operationalisation of seaplanes on Tehri lake. This decision of the state government is seen as part of its plan to develop the Tehri lake as a tourist destination.

The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat.

According to the cabinet minister and spokesperson of the government Madan Kaushik as quoted to PTI a MoU will be signed between the Centre, Uttarakhand government and Airports Authority of India (AAI). The state government will arrange for 2.5 acres of land around the lake for the project. While the Centre will provide 80 percent of the project cost.

Considered as an engineering marvel, the Tehri dam is the tallest dam in India built on the Bhagirathi river in Uttarakhand. The construction of the dam has created a huge water body or an artificial lake. The state tourism department has developed this lake as a tourist destination having arranged various water sports like boating, diving etc.