India, April 19 -- The quiet village of Sutarwadi in Raigad district will soon get a helipad that can accommodate not one but four choppers, allegedly for its lone VIP family - the Tatkares. The helipad will be built by the state government at a cost of Rs.1.39 crore.

The village is home to state NCP chief Sunil Tatkare, who is also the MP from Raigad constituency and a former minister. His daughter Aditi Tatkare is state women and child development minister.

A tender for the proposed helipad was advertised by the state public works department on April 9. According to the advertisement, the helipad was to be built in three days.

The Tatkares are fond of flying in and out of Sutarwadi by chopper, but it appears the makeshift helipad the...