The foggy weather likely to continue into early February may ground the plans of political parties to fly their star campaigners from meeting to meeting on helicopters, say air-charter companies and aviation experts.
They have cautioned that scheduling helicopters alone to transport top leaders may jeopardise the campaigning schedule in the northern Indian States during these months.
The worst hit will be the parties in Punjab, which is going to the polls on February 4. Even those in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be affected, experts say.
“Fog conditions are a common phenomenon in North India up to February 15, and this restricts flying of helicopters for VVIP movements. Weather is the biggest problem in conducting political meetings that are to be addressed by top leaders. Campaigning in Punjab will be affected severely as helicopters cannot fly in fog,” says Rajeev Wadhwa, founder and chief executive of Baron Aviation Group.
06/01/17 Lalatendu Mishra/The Hindu
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They have cautioned that scheduling helicopters alone to transport top leaders may jeopardise the campaigning schedule in the northern Indian States during these months.
The worst hit will be the parties in Punjab, which is going to the polls on February 4. Even those in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be affected, experts say.
“Fog conditions are a common phenomenon in North India up to February 15, and this restricts flying of helicopters for VVIP movements. Weather is the biggest problem in conducting political meetings that are to be addressed by top leaders. Campaigning in Punjab will be affected severely as helicopters cannot fly in fog,” says Rajeev Wadhwa, founder and chief executive of Baron Aviation Group.
06/01/17 Lalatendu Mishra/The Hindu
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