The microlight seaplane prototype has been developed at an approximate cost of Rs 7 lakh. MANGALURU: An eight-member group led by Pushparaj Ameen, an aeromodelling instructor for the past 15 years, through the Viyaddrony Research and Development Association, has developed a microlight seaplane prototype, at an approximate cost of Rs 7 lakh. Pushparaj Ameen told TOI that the project was taken up on the lines of the Make in India initiative, and if developed, it will be ideal for island transportation and give a boost to tourism. “Gujarat has already experimented with seaplanes, and the Unio...