In a major step towards providing aviation services to the remote and mountainous locations, the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat flagged off Helicopter services from Sahastradhara helipad, Dehradun to Gauchar in Chamoli and Chinnyalisaur in Uttarkashi district on Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that the Heli service would be a help for the people of the remote areas and it would play an important role in development of the State. He opined that the service would be of great help during emergency and the State Government is planning to connect more districts with the Heli services soon. Rawat said that the service would act as a boost for tourism in the State. He informed that the state government is working in the direction of developing air strips in the state to give an impetus to the connectivity.
The State Government is trying to start services of small planes to different parts of the state, he added.The tourism and culture minister Satpal Maharaj, State Minister ( independent charge) Dhan Singh Rawat, Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi, Tharali MLA Munni Devi, Surendra Singh Negi, chief secretary Utpal Kumar Singh, secretary, government of India Pradip Singh Kharola and secretary tourism Dilip Jawalkar were present on the occasion.