Pawan Hans to build country’s first heliport

New Delhi: Rs 15,000 is all it would take for Delhiites to make a return trip to Agra in a helicopter in just four hours. This package, which would also include pick and drop in taxis from your home or hotel and the Taj Mahal, is offered by Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd who plan to build the country’s first heliport on the eastern banks of Yamuna in Delhi.
Apart from Agra, Pawan Hans also wants to connect Delhi to areas like Dehradun, Saharanpur, Jalandhar and Muzaffarnagar. The heliport is planned near the Akshardham temple and will start operations before the 2010 Commonwealth Games. It has also identified another plot on the other side of the Nizamuddin Bridge.
“ There are only 167 civilian helicopters in India, most of them being used in oil exploration,” said RK Tyagi, Chairman and Managing Director of Pawan Hans.
Tyagi said the heliport could start operations in six months of getting all the required clearances. With a runway, a hangar and a departure/arrival terminal, the heliport needs 40 acres of land. The proposal has been forwarded from the Ministry of Civil Aviation to the Delhi Development Authority.
23/08/07 Sidhartha Roy & Avishek G Dastidar/ Hindustan Times

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