Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Friday inaugurated the helicopter service between Dehradun, Almora and Pithoragarh from Jolly Grant Airport. From Dehradun, this helicopter service will travel to Haldwani, Pantnagar, Almora and Pithoragarh. This 7 seater Pawan Hans service will be offered only once a week. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami thanked the Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia for starting the heli service.
The Chief Minister said that the heli services being run under the UDAN scheme in the state would play an important role in increasing the air connectivity in Uttarakhand. These services will facilitate the movement of people.
The Chief Minister said that Uttarakhand is an important state from the point of view of religion and tourism. It is the effort of the state government that devotees and tourists should get all kinds of facilities to travel in the state. CM Dhami said that air connectivity is being further expanded in the state. He asked Pawan Hans to serve three days a week and increase the number of seats.
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(with inputs from ANI)