Kolkata: To give tourism a boost in the sky, the West Bengal government on Monday inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) here with Pawan Hans Ltd (PHL), a Government of India Enterprise.
Aimed at improving the pace of in-state air connectivity and to ensure a faster freight disposal at industrial destinations of the state, the MoU was signed between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and PHL Chairman-cum-Managing Director Anil Srivastav.
Besides the PHL officials, cabinet members Partho Chatterjee, Amit Mitra and Madan Mitra, Chief Secretary Sanjay Mitra and Home Secretary Basudeb Banerjee were also present on the occasion.
There will be three types of air services - fixed wing, chartard helicopter and sea-plane, available after completion. The choppers would also be used in case of disaster management.
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