For the first time in the history of Paragliding Championship in Himachal Pradesh, opportunity will be given to children with special abilities to fly with experienced pilots in tandem flights in Paragliding World Cup-2015 being hosted at Billing in district Kangra, which is one of the world best take-off site for the Paragliders.
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday said that the some of the experienced Indian and International pilots will be enlisted to take children on tandem flights and give them the special experience.
Singh said that such specially adapted tandem Paragliding rides are available for children and even adults with a range of special needs in other Western countries, but it will be done in India for the first time without charging any fees from children with special abilities.
The CM said that such special events for children with special abilities in the sport will be a regular annual affair, adding that children from other States could also be brought from time to time to give this lifetime experience.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will be the title sponsors and the event is named as AAI Paragliding World Cup-2015. The Chief Minister said that this event would be the ideal platform to give these children a chance to ‘fly’.
Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma who is also the President of Billing Paragliding Association (BPA) said that the organisation will also make a request to sponsors to come out with donations to ‘teach’ and give and experience to disabled children and adults and those with special needs.