With a 180-degree stretch of his hands, Wing Commander Amit Kumar indicates the location of a movable stage.
“After the Prime Minister delivers his inaugural address standing on it, the stage will be towed away,” he says.
We are at the sprawling ground at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, and the Wing Commander is trying to present a picture of the upcoming Aero India 2019 (February 20 to 24). There have been 11 editions of the show, and all of them have taken place at this venue.
It is a familiarisation tour for media persons, an exercise that is normally carried out just before the biennial event; this time it happened weeks ahead.
“It is a big responsibility; I have 21 sub-committees under me and 100 officers reporting to me directly,” says Kumar, giving an inkling of the mammoth planning that is going into the biennial air show and aviation exhibition.
Aero India is one of the biggest of its kind in Asia not only for the number of visitors it attracts (5.4 lakh people in 2017), but also for the mega presence of defence brass and aircraft that are showcased. From Rafael fighters to home-made civil transport plane Saras and the Airbus, there are many significant participants this year.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, which manages this edition, has the task of making the event more memorable than the earlier shows.
We notice a dozen workers erecting a barricade to divide the Air Display Viewing Area (ADVA) from the space earmarked for the inaugural function.
More than 900 contract workers are working round-the-clock to put up access-controlling barricades, hangars and other facilities.
14/02/19 Liffy Thomas/The Hindu
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“After the Prime Minister delivers his inaugural address standing on it, the stage will be towed away,” he says.
We are at the sprawling ground at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, and the Wing Commander is trying to present a picture of the upcoming Aero India 2019 (February 20 to 24). There have been 11 editions of the show, and all of them have taken place at this venue.
It is a familiarisation tour for media persons, an exercise that is normally carried out just before the biennial event; this time it happened weeks ahead.
“It is a big responsibility; I have 21 sub-committees under me and 100 officers reporting to me directly,” says Kumar, giving an inkling of the mammoth planning that is going into the biennial air show and aviation exhibition.
Aero India is one of the biggest of its kind in Asia not only for the number of visitors it attracts (5.4 lakh people in 2017), but also for the mega presence of defence brass and aircraft that are showcased. From Rafael fighters to home-made civil transport plane Saras and the Airbus, there are many significant participants this year.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, which manages this edition, has the task of making the event more memorable than the earlier shows.
We notice a dozen workers erecting a barricade to divide the Air Display Viewing Area (ADVA) from the space earmarked for the inaugural function.
More than 900 contract workers are working round-the-clock to put up access-controlling barricades, hangars and other facilities.
14/02/19 Liffy Thomas/The Hindu
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