Uttarakhand: Chief Secretary held a meeting with officials regarding security arrangements for heli services in Kedar Valley
Chief Secretary Anand Bardhan held a meeting with the concerned officials regarding security arrangements for heli services in Kedar Valley at the Secretariat on Monday. The Chief Secretary has directed the officials of UCADA and Civil Aviation Ministry to establish air traffic control at Sahastradhara and Sirsi soon.
The Chief Secretary said that ATC should be established by the first week of September. Whatever requirements will be there from the state government for this will be fulfilled. He has directed UCADA to deploy helipad-in-charge at each helipad. He said that it will be the responsibility of the helipad-in-charge to ensure the punctuality of shuttle services. He told UCADA to deploy trained manpower at each helipad. It should be ensured that the SOP for the operation of the helipad is implemented 100 percent. He said that the time table of every heli along with the flight number should be determined and ensured to be mentioned on the boarding pass.
The Chief Secretary said that UCADA is the regulatory body for heli services in the state. It is the responsibility of UKADA to ensure that the helicopter companies follow the rules. He said that the weather related information should be provided by the Meteorological Department, for which the Meteorological Department should ensure the arrangement of a weather officer. The expenses of equipment and salary will be borne by UKADA.
The Chief Secretary said that Automated Weather Observation System should be installed at the identified places soon. He also directed UKADA to install AWOS and Ceilometer at the identified places at its level soon.
On this occasion, officials of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India and other senior officials were present through video conferencing including Secretary Shailesh Bagauli and Sachin Kurve.
