Uttarakhand : CM Dhami flagged off Dehradun-Almora-Pithoragarh heli service, 7 seater Pawan Hans service will run once a week

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami flagged off Dehradun – Almora – Pithoragarh heli service from Jolly Grant Airport on Friday. This heli service will run from Dehradun to Haldwani, Pantnagar, Almora, Pithoragarh. This service of 7 seater Pawan Hans will run only once in a week.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami expressed his gratitude to the Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia for starting this heli service. The Chief Minister said that the heli services being run in the state under the UDAN scheme 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 religious and tourism. It is the endeavor of the state government that devotees and tourists should get all kinds of facilities for traveling in the state. The Chief Minister said that air connectivity is being further expanded in the state. He asked Pawan Hans to make this service three days a week and increase the number of seats.

Cabinet Ministers Premchand Agrawal, Subodh Uniyal, Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, Chief Executive Officer Ukada C Ravi Shankar, General Manager of Pawan Hans, Sanjay Kumar were present on the occasion.