Gujarat: Helipad in every taluka headquaters

Ahmedabad: The state government has decided to set up helipads at all taluka headquarters to provide better air connectivity. The move was announced after a meeting of the consultative committee of the c ivil aviation. Minister of state for civil aviation Saurabhh Patel said 225 talukas in 26 districts of the state will have helipads.
The state government is also formulating a civil aviation policy, and Gujarat will be the first state to have it. The minister reiterated that the government has plans to develop 11 new airports in the state. Patel said the first phase will involve Dwarka, Ambaji, Palitana and Ankleshwar. The airports in Dwarka, Ambaji and Palitana were being set up to provide air connectivity to these pilgrim places. He further said the state government was also studying the possibility of setting up a runway in the sea along the coast.
At present, there are eight airports in the state which are managed by AAI at Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Porbander, Rajkot, Kandla, Deesa and Keshod.
Three airports in Nalia, Bhuj and Jamnagar were under the Indian Air Force (IAF) while three airports in Amreli, Mehsana and Mandvi were being managed by the state aviation department.
28/12/11 Times of India

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