Mumbai: Helicopter company Pawan Hans may soon be providing helicopter services to two IIT campuses. Pawan Hans officials said that they have got demands from IIT Kanpur and Manali to operate services from their campuses to neighbouring cities to facilitate the movement of people.
On Monday, the chairman and managing director of Pawan Hans, Anil Srivastava, said that IIT Kanpur has asked for helicopter services from their campus to Lucknow. Similarly, IIT Manali has also requested for services from the campus to Chandigarh. "Most people come to Kanpur from Delhi. But the number of flights is very less. Also, Kanpur airport is about an hour away from the campus. Hence, there is a request to have services from Lucknow, which is better connected by air to other parts of the country," said Srivastava. "We will start services to IIT Manali from next month," he added.
30/04/13 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
