Revanth Reddy pushes for heli-tourism in TG

New Delhi: Chief Minister Anumula Revanth Reddy urged Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu to consider the proposal for developing heli-tourism using helicopters. In a quick response, the Civil Aviation officials informed the Chief Minister that a report regarding seaplane landings at Hussain Sagar would be submitted to the state government within two weeks.

During a meeting with the Union Minister in New Delhi on Wednesday, the Chief Minister briefed about the prospects of the heli-tourism for further growth of the tourism sector in Telangana.

The Chief Minister apprised the Union Minister of the status of land acquisition for the Mamunoor Airport in Warangal and requested him to expedite the development of the Adilabad and Mamunoor) airports. The completion of the land acquisition and handing it over to the agency for the construction of the Mamunoor airport was reviewed in the meeting.

He also brought to the attention of the Union Minister the state government’ s plea to establish cargo and passenger terminals, as well as MRO (maintenance, repair, and overhaul) facilities, at the Adilabad airport. The Chief Minister requested him to convene a joint meeting between the Defence and Civil Aviation departments to finalize the runway specifications for Adilabad airport. Rammohan Naidu informed Revanth Reddy that tenders for the Mamunoor Airport would be called within two weeks and finalized by December. The foundation stone for the works would be laid in the same month.

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