Tawang: Arunachal Pradesh Tourism, Art and Culture Minister Pema Khandu today urged the executing agency to expedite early completion of the Ugyen Sangpo heliport at Tawang in compliance with the guidelines issued by the Director General of civil aviation (DGCA).
A team from the DGCA visited the heliport in July last and raised observation with regard to heliport's compliance with DGCA guidelines after the MI-172 crash on April 19, 2011.
Khandu, who is a MLA from the district today, visited the heliport to assess the status of ongoing works, an official communique informed here.
Citing the safety issues and also the difficulties being faced by the passengers in availing helicopter service from temporary helipad at Lumla, Khandu directed the Deputy Commissioner (DC) to complete the remaining works at the earliest and to request the Civil Aviation department for operating the heliport service on temporary basis till re-carpeting was done.
07/11/14 PTI/Economic Times
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A team from the DGCA visited the heliport in July last and raised observation with regard to heliport's compliance with DGCA guidelines after the MI-172 crash on April 19, 2011.
Khandu, who is a MLA from the district today, visited the heliport to assess the status of ongoing works, an official communique informed here.
Citing the safety issues and also the difficulties being faced by the passengers in availing helicopter service from temporary helipad at Lumla, Khandu directed the Deputy Commissioner (DC) to complete the remaining works at the earliest and to request the Civil Aviation department for operating the heliport service on temporary basis till re-carpeting was done.
07/11/14 PTI/Economic Times
