Dehradun, Sept. 20 -- With expectations that monsoon may subside in coming days Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given its go ahead for helicopter services to resume. However date of restoration of heli sorties is yet to be finalised as weather condition in high hills is still not conducive.
Decision to resume heli services for Uttarakhand chardham pilgrimage was taken in a review meeting of the DGCA authorities chaired by Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu in the presence of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Delhi. Although Naidu accepted state government's proposal of resumption of heli services he directed that special measures must be taken to ensure safer and convenient Chardham Yatra. The minister ma...