Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is planning to draft an independent civil aviation policy to cover standard operating procedures for flight operations within the state. Likely to be proposed in the current quarter, the policy aims to standardise the protocol for helipads and heliports in use.
Officials believe drafting an independent policy on the guidelines of the national civil aviation policy would include nuances of flight operations specific to the state. One of the major components of the policy would aim to bring uniform guidelines for flight operations under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).
“We are planning to get a policy that will regulate flight operations in the state. It will further include details of the helipad locations and bring in standard operating procedures for landing and take-off operations of choppers. It will also include guidelines on the land strips to be used for flight operations for VVIP arrangements and other further instructions,” said Suresh Kakani, Chairman and Managing Director, Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC).
He added: “We are likely to float the tender for appointing a consultant in this regard within 15 days. The policy should be ready by February.”
The need for drafting such a policy was mooted after the choppers used by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis witnessed more than one accident. In May, the Sikorsky chopper carrying Fadnavis crash-landed in Nilanga, Latur. On December 9, the private chopper used by Fadnavis had to force-land soon after taking off from Nashik.
By December end, four airports under the RCS would become operational in Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nanded and Nashik. Each of them would see a flight connectivity to Mumbai.
“Flight connectivity under the RCS would receive a great boost by next year. Bringing guidelines for flight operations, airports and airport operators remains a must. It will set a protocol for operation of flights under this rule to be referred by each of its stakeholders,” said Kakani.
08/01/18 Neha Kulkarni/Indian Express
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Officials believe drafting an independent policy on the guidelines of the national civil aviation policy would include nuances of flight operations specific to the state. One of the major components of the policy would aim to bring uniform guidelines for flight operations under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).
“We are planning to get a policy that will regulate flight operations in the state. It will further include details of the helipad locations and bring in standard operating procedures for landing and take-off operations of choppers. It will also include guidelines on the land strips to be used for flight operations for VVIP arrangements and other further instructions,” said Suresh Kakani, Chairman and Managing Director, Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC).
He added: “We are likely to float the tender for appointing a consultant in this regard within 15 days. The policy should be ready by February.”
The need for drafting such a policy was mooted after the choppers used by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis witnessed more than one accident. In May, the Sikorsky chopper carrying Fadnavis crash-landed in Nilanga, Latur. On December 9, the private chopper used by Fadnavis had to force-land soon after taking off from Nashik.
By December end, four airports under the RCS would become operational in Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Nanded and Nashik. Each of them would see a flight connectivity to Mumbai.
“Flight connectivity under the RCS would receive a great boost by next year. Bringing guidelines for flight operations, airports and airport operators remains a must. It will set a protocol for operation of flights under this rule to be referred by each of its stakeholders,” said Kakani.
08/01/18 Neha Kulkarni/Indian Express
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