Hyderabad: The ministry of civil aviation, a nodal agency for the formulation of national airline polices and for devising schemes, is keen on promoting heli-tourism and Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) in the state.
The ministry wanted to play a facilitator role between the state government and private operators in promoting heli-tourism and emergency medical services, joint secretary in the ministry G Ashok Kumar said.
The issue would be discussed with state government departments like tourism and medical and private promoters during the fourth International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation-India Aviation-2014 to be held from March 12 to 16.
Speaking to Express on Tuesday, Ashok Kumar said that some states like Kerala and Karnataka were implementing the said initiatives and wanted the same to be implemented in AP too.
A few private operators were interested in exploring HEMS and heli-tourism in the state and wanted to have a tie-up with the government departments for starting the services, he said and added that the aviation ministry would act as a facilitator.
12/03/14 S Bachan Jeet Singh/New Indian Express
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The ministry wanted to play a facilitator role between the state government and private operators in promoting heli-tourism and emergency medical services, joint secretary in the ministry G Ashok Kumar said.
The issue would be discussed with state government departments like tourism and medical and private promoters during the fourth International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation-India Aviation-2014 to be held from March 12 to 16.
Speaking to Express on Tuesday, Ashok Kumar said that some states like Kerala and Karnataka were implementing the said initiatives and wanted the same to be implemented in AP too.
A few private operators were interested in exploring HEMS and heli-tourism in the state and wanted to have a tie-up with the government departments for starting the services, he said and added that the aviation ministry would act as a facilitator.
12/03/14 S Bachan Jeet Singh/New Indian Express
