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Senior officials from the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), which is the nodal agency for the project, said the Khindsi lake could cater to tourists who visit Ramtek, which has archaeological, religious and historical importance, the Pench tiger project and Nagpur. "We already have a seaplane policy and have asked our consultants to study the two sites at Chandrapur and Nagpur for their feasibility. Seaplanes require steady waters and cannot operate at sites where water levels deplete," said Suresh Kakani, managing director of the MADC. Despite multiple plans and announcements, seaplane services have not taken off in a commercially sustainable manner. A 2016 state government consultation paper on tourism policy had also spoken about seaplane services between Girgaum Chowpatty and Juhu airport..