The Nagarjunasagar dam in Telangana has been identified by the ministry of civil aviation for an aerodrome from where seaplane operations can take place. The Ministry of Civil Aviation introduced a new mode of transportation i.e. seaplane operations from water aerodromes under UDAN-3. Till date a total of 14 water aerodromes have been identified in the states of Gujarat, Assam, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadwee.