Uttarakhand / Pithoragarh : Wait for heli service till May 7

For the helicopter service, the people of the frontier will have to wait till May 7. Earlier, the helicopter was reported to go on maintenance from April 27 to 30, but now the maintenance of the heli may take till May 7. In such a situation, passengers will have to travel from other vehicles to Pantnagar and Dehradun.

After the information about the helicopter going on maintenance, various organizations have started doubting its operation. People say that earlier Haley did not come from Dehradun to Pithoragarh because of the mist. Now the company is talking about heli maintenance till May 7. Online ticket booking has also been stopped. The company should clarify when the maintenance will be completed. Now the people of the marginal will have to wait for the full 11 days for the operation of the heli service. However, people said that if the heli company does not start online ticket booking for Pithoragarh by May 7, then it is natural to question the operation of heli from Nainisaini airstrip. Kavinder Kumar, in-charge of Pawan Hans Company, said that till May 7, the information about going into the maintenance of Heli has been received from the higher officials.

The government should also take initiative to operate the heli service. Going on maintenance till May 7 has raised questions about the operation of the heli service. Firstly, operating heli is expensive for the people. Now suddenly there is a doubt about the maintenance. The company should clarify when the maintenance work will be completed. – Mukesh Pant, former District President, Congress.