Mumbai - Union Minister Nitin Gadkari recently said he has discussed a proposal for getting 10,000 water taxis to ferry people from the financial capital’s distant suburbs to the upcoming Navi Mumbai International Airport. Speaking at the ICERP 2025 exhibition here, Gadkari suggested that he has already discussed the idea with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

Gadkari said the water taxis can get people from suburbs like Virar located along the Arabian Sea to the north of the financial capital, and Kalyan Dombivali on the northeast along the Thane Creek, to the new airport . . .