Dehradun, July 22 -- Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday directed to expedite the ongoing projects of the Civil Aviation Department as well as give top priority to safety standards in the operation of heli services in the state, an official statement said.

In the review meeting of the game-changer schemes of the Civil Aviation Department held at the Secretariat on Tuesday, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that it is necessary to expand the network of air services to facilitate movement to remote areas in the state; along with this, safety standards should also be strictly followed in air services, the statement said.

The Chief Minister also directed efforts to promote aero sports in Uttarakhand as well as st...