Union Minister of Highways and Road and Shipping Nitin Gadkari has proposed optimising the use of inland waterways through new ventures like sea planes and amphibious buses to bring down the dependability and burden on road transport. He said, the government should allow new ventures like sea planes, amphibious buses and even jetties by private hotels provided they will allow it to be used for public. The Minister said this after laying the foundation stone for a new parallel bridge over Zuari river near Panaji. <br/> <br/>Mr Gadkari also said the Government will support fishermen to fish outside the traditional limit of 12 nautical miles, where the fish catch is more. He said, the jurisdiction of state is within 12 nautical miles where there is no fish and outside that limit the fishing is not happening. He said the Government has to bridge this disparity. The Minister said the government can purchase big trawlers and hand them over to fishermen cooperative societies.