Haryana to have four flying schools; heliport in Gurugram

Sumedha Sharma

Tribune News Service

Gurugram, June 29

Out to explore aviation industry expansion in state Haryana is planning to set up four flying schools on Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis. The declaration was made by Deputy CM Dushyant Chautala who also said they were mulling an aero-museum and heliport in Gurugram on the same model to boost industrial and corporate sector of district.

Chautala was chairing a meeting of officials of the Civil Aviation Department.  According to the Deputy CM, tenders have been signed for running flying schools in Mahendragarh and Bhiwani on PPP basis, now the possibilities for running these schools in Karnal and Pinjore are being explored.

“In addition to the establishment of an International Aviation Centre at Hisar, the existing airstrips in the state of Haryana will be revamped. The improvement of the airstrips of Bachhod and Bhiwani near Narnaul in Mahendragarh district is being undertaken.  The possibilities of developing a heliport and aero-museum in the proposed Global City along the Dwarka Expressway in Gurugram are being explored,” Chautala said.

Addressing the meeting, Chautala said they were striving to make Haryana a hub of industries in the field of aerospace and defence and for this an aerospace and defence policy is being prepared.

“The state is a leader in auto industry and aerospace is future so we are paying special attention to it. Right from training schools to setting up such facilities. Manufacturing units for industry we see a great opportunity and are working with state holders,” he added.