Delhi to get helicopter service

New Delhi: Delhi will soon join the elite cities that can boast of an intra-city air service. Come October and Delhi will have a helicopter connection between Rohini in the west and Akshardham temple in the east.
As part of its effort to provide top-of-the-line facilities for the Commonwealth Games and to facilitate smooth movement of people, state-run Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd (PHHL) will operate flights between these two destinations.
“We will have Rohini heliport as the hub and our flights will terminate at Akshardham temple, which is just next to the Commonwealth (Games) Village. This will help seamless transfer of sportspersons, and officials. Security agencies will also be able to avail the services at these heliports,” said RK Tyagi, chairman and managing director, PHHL.
Once the service is in place, covering the 31 km between Rohini and Akshardham temple would take around 10 minutes, compared with nearly two hours it would take by road during peak hours.
The company has carried out a detailed survey of the corridors along which the flights would operate. “All necessary clearances and approvals from the agencies concerned and Directorate General of Civil Aviation are in place to start the operations,” Tyagi said.
The heliports will also be used by the Delhi Police and other paramilitary forces that will keep a vigil on the sports complexes from the sky.
30/06/10 Samiran Saha/Tehelka.com

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