People of Mizoram can now
avail of helicopter services. The
helicopter service has been introduced in remote and bordering areas to
oversee developmental works, provide connectivity to people in emergency situations
and carry dignitaries.
Mizoram Chief Minister Lal
Thanhawla flagged off the helicopter service from the main operational hub, Thuampui helipad in Aizawl
recently. The helicopter service would be utilized for supervising
developmental works in remote areas, offering medical care during emergencies
in far-flung places, facilitating visits of dignitaries and tourists in
inaccessible areas and carrying passengers in an emergency situation.
One twin-engine helicopter
with carrying capacity of minimum seven passengers excluding crew would be
operated by India’s national helicopter company Pawan Hans Helicopter Ltd. The
chopper service would be operated between capital Aizawl and nine district and
sub-divisional towns. It will help improve accessibility in remote, hilly areas
and those bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh during monsoon (June to September)
or in emergency situations.
The chopper service can be
charted at a cost of Rs. 70,000 per hour with free waiting charge for 45
minutes. The waiting charge will be Rs. 10,000 per 30 minutes after the
stipulated 45 minutes. The
helicopter service will be
available on all days except Sundays. The chopper service would be immensely
beneficial for people of
Mizoram where landslides frequently cut off road connectivity during rains.
It would be helpful for the
tourists and for immediate carrying of critical patients from the rural and
remote areas to the state capital. For the last 10 years, the Pawan Hans
Helicopters company has been operating services in the interior areas of
Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland and Manipur with the
Union Home Ministry subsidizing fares by up to 75 percent.
[Source:
NeNewsletter, Vol. XIV. No. 9, September, 2012 ]
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