Helipads having night landing facilities will be built
- October 30, 2022
- Updated: 01:21 am
DW BUREAU / Chandigarh
Haryana is all set to become the first state in the country to set up district-wise helipad facilities to tackle war and emergency-like situations. Inclusive arrangements will also be made so as to ensure proper night-landing facilities on these helipads. The State Government has started making efforts in this direction.
This was stated by Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala while chairing a meeting with the officials of the Civil Aviation Department. During the meeting, he gave necessary directions to the officers concerned.
Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that the possibility of setting up a helipad in the district police lines should be worked out for ensuring a safe landing facility. With the development of this type of infrastructure, helicopter landings can be done in war and emergency-like situations.
Besides this, setting up of helipads in the police lines, all arrangements will also be made for the security of these helipads. The information system of the police is very strong, so these helipads can be accurately used in case of any emergency, said the Deputy Chief Minister.
The Deputy Chief Minister informed that recently a Civil Aviation Ministers' Conference was held. During the conference, the need to build one helipad in every district of each State across the Country was discussed in detail. In this direction, the Haryana Government had expressed its desire to take this first-of-its-kind initiative by setting up district-wise helipad facilities to tackle any emergency-like situation.
Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that Haryana Government has always been at the fore in implementing the schemes and concepts launched by the Central Government in the State. The plan to set up helipads in every district will also be implemented soon. For this, instructions have been given to the Home Department and the Director General of Police to develop infrastructure. Certainly, Haryana will become the first state in which every district will have helipad facilities, he added.
The Deputy Chief Minister said that an institute would be set up in Haryana for imparting airport security training. He directed the officials to earmark the places.
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