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So it is outside the ambit of civil aviation regulations,” the official said. After transportation, these take hardly 15 minutes to assemble and can accommodate 11 passengers. These vessels are made of aluminium and can be folded as well. There are also bigger boats that can carry 60 persons.“They also have plane propellers that make them go fast as they go up in the air up to three metres. NEW DELHI: The shipping ministry has asked a Russian firm manufacturing hybrid aeroboats, which are capable of travelling on land, water, marshy land and snow, to carry out trial runs on Ganga before the Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.After a satisfactory trial run, these aeroboats will also be used during the Mela to transport passengers.“India is keen on trying these soon on inland waterways..