Soon, travel to N-E, Himachal by helicopter

New Delhi:With tourism ministry planning to commence helicopter tourism services to popular destinations, people could tag convenience with a sense of adventure as well as pack in the utility of quick travel.
Helicopter services will be started in the North East, Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal in the first phase. The ministry has already submitted a proposal to Planning Commission regarding the service.
"We have some ambitious proposals for the eleventh five year plan. Creation of helipads and starting a helicopter services is one of them,"tourism minister Ambika Soni said.
According to officials, the helicopter service may be expensive but is likely to grow in popularity."We will be targeting both domestic and foreign tourists. There are keen adventure enthusiasts who would like to travel to inaccessible mountain peaks for trekking, paragliding, hang-gliding and bungee jumping,"an official said.
29/10/06 Himanshi Dhawan & Mahendra Kumar Singh/Times of India

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