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Kanak Gogoi, a businessman from
Guwahati has built a small machine boat capable of driving in both land
and water. On 16th June, 2005, Gogoi demonstrated the features
of this boat in Sukreshwar Ghat, Guwahati. This boat is made of tin,
aluminium and iron and can host three people on board. Kanak Gogoi has
used a small generator set as the engine of this boat. This boat is run on
petrol and is devised with three auto-rickshaw wheels to facilitate its
driving around the roads. Similarly a motorcycle handle has been used to
steer the boat. Gogoi also demonstrated driving the boat in the city’s
roads after sailing in Brahmaputra. Also mentionable, earlier to this on 23
April, 2005, Kanak Gogoi demonstrated a special cycle capable running in
water made by him in Dighali Pukhuri, Guwahati.
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