Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches flight, helicopter service between Ahmedabad and Daman & Diu Saturday Feb 24,2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday  Feb 24,2018 launched development schemes worth Rs 10 billion for Daman and Diu, and also inaugurated a flight connecting Ahmedabad to the coastal town of Diu. The Prime Minister, who inaugurated Air Odisha's flight connecting Ahmedabad with Diu under the Centre's regional connectivity scheme UDAN, said air connectivity will boost tourism in the region. He also launched a helicopter service connecting Daman and Diu at an event. "The air connectivity will boost tourism as tourists who want to visit the Somnath temple, Gir forest (in Gujarat) can now go (there) from Diu," Modi said. Somnath temple and Gir forest are located around 80 kilometres from Diu. Ahmedabad to Diu road journey takes 12 hours and the air-connectivity reduces the travel time to just an hour.