Agra: Tourists will very soon be able to travel from Delhi to cities such as Agra, Mathura, Ayodhya, Alwar among others by helicopter. The Union tourism ministry plans to start a chopper service as part of its plans to increase the tourism infrastructure in these cities.
Union minister for culture and tourism, Mahesh Sharma, who was in the city on Sunday, made this announcement, adding that the service would start under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS) and the ticket price would not be more than Rs 5,000 for a one-hour flight.
Sharma had first made the announcement of starting the helicopter service in October last year. "The initial plan was to fly helicopters from the Delhi airport, but it was found that in such a scenario it would take the same time to reach these tourist destinations as by normal flight. This resulted in a delay in starting the service. Now, Pawan Hans helicopters will use the helipad near Akshardham temple in Delhi, which was built during the Commonwealth Games, to run the service," the minister said.
To Read the News in Full 28/08/16 Aditya Dev/Times of India
Union minister for culture and tourism, Mahesh Sharma, who was in the city on Sunday, made this announcement, adding that the service would start under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS) and the ticket price would not be more than Rs 5,000 for a one-hour flight.
Sharma had first made the announcement of starting the helicopter service in October last year. "The initial plan was to fly helicopters from the Delhi airport, but it was found that in such a scenario it would take the same time to reach these tourist destinations as by normal flight. This resulted in a delay in starting the service. Now, Pawan Hans helicopters will use the helipad near Akshardham temple in Delhi, which was built during the Commonwealth Games, to run the service," the minister said.
To Read the News in Full 28/08/16 Aditya Dev/Times of India
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