To have a bird's view on uninhabited islands and carrying out search and rescue missions over the country's maritime zone, the Indian Air Force is planning to introduce multipurpose aircrafts or the amphibious airplanes in its fleet.

In a mood to strengthen the current fleet and further boost the force of Indian Air Force, the officials are planning to procure six amphibious aircraft for reconnaissance of islands and search and rescue missions. It seems that this plan has been laid with reference to the incidents that happened last year (with reference to Andhra CM's death) this measure has supposedly sprung into action.

IAF plans to induct airplanes which can take-off from and land on water, and thus called amphibious. The plan to initiate this proposal has already begun to take shape and has been issued with a global Request for Information (RFI) by the Defence Ministry, says an official report.

The IAF officials added, "We also plan to use the aircraft for inter-island communication and rapid response duties during emergencies such as a tsunami or reaching out to people stranded on islands or ships in the sea".