Chopper service to connect hill districts
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 27 2016:
Under the Regional Connectivity Scheme, helicopter service connecting the district headquarters of the hill districts will soon be started and an MoU to this effect will be inked on November 2 .
Informing this to The Sangai Express a well placed source said that Union Civil Aviation Minister Gajapati Raju and Civil Aviation Secretary RN Choubey will sign a memorandum of understanding towards this end with the CMD of Airports Authority of India, Guru Prasad Mohapatra and MD of Pawan Hans Dr BP Sharma at Imphal on November 2 .
Officials from the State Transport Department will represent the State Government, said the source.
A proposal to connect Moreh, Ukhrul, Thanlon, and Tamenglong with the helicopter service has already been submitted, said the source.