At present, the fourth round of ‘UDAN’ is under process
Current Affairs : Common Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday said that 274 ‘UDAN’ air local availability courses have been made operational in the nation associating 45 air terminals and three heliports since the dispatch of the plan in April 2017.
Puri said this while hailing off the principal helicopter administration by Pawan Hans in Uttarakhand under the UDAN-RCS conspire.
As needs be, three rounds of ‘UDAN’ have just been embraced thus far near 50 lakh travelers have gone in trips under the plan covering air terminals in 19 states and 2 UTs.
At present, the fourth round of ‘UDAN’ is under procedure.
On the new helicopter administration, Puri said that opening of these new courses will bring individuals of the state nearer and bolster the travel industry in the district.
“Beginning of the new heli administrations will upgrade the elevated network between uneven districts in Uttarakhand and cut down the normal travel time to 20-25 minutes. This will likewise help the Chaar Dhaam Yatra pioneers,” the service said in an announcement.
“Pawan Hans Ltd. will work threefold week after week helicopter administrations on this course. Reasonability Gap Funding (VGF) is given to the two administrators and travelers under the UDAN plan to keep the passages moderate for the average folks. In like manner the charge for these courses is Rs. 2900 for each seat. MoCA granted the Dehradun-New Tehri – Srinagar – Gauchar course to Pawan Hans Ltd. under the UDAN 2 offering process.”
According to the announcement, two additional systems interfacing “Dehradun to Ramnagar, Pantnagar, Nainital, Almora, Pithoragarh, and Dehradun to Mussoorie” will likewise be operationalised by Pawan Hans soon.
Aditi Mehta 