Dehradun, July 8 -- The state government has sent a proposal to the Union civil aviation ministry to operate a chopper shuttle service from Jyotirmath (earlier Joshimath) to Badrinath in Chamoli district, a senior official said on Monday. Sachin Kurve, secretary of civil aviation, Uttarakhand, said, "We have sent a proposal to the union civil aviation ministry to operate chopper shuttle service from Jyotirmath to Badrinath Dham. If everything falls in line, we will begin the chopper service from this year." By road, Jyotirmath is approximately 42 kms from Badrinath. Currently, the chopper services to Badrinath from Dehradun as part of the Char Dham chartered service package. According to officials, the planned chopper services will operate from Jyotirmath to Badrinath on the lines of the shuttle service on the Kedarnath route. On June 15, a chopper carrying pilgrims from Kedarnath crashed near Gaurikund, killing all seven people aboard, including a two-year-old girl. This crash marked the fifth helicopter-related incident in six weeks on this route. HTC...