Himachal Pradesh CM inaugurates heliport

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• Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated a heliport, constructed at a cost of Rs 18 crore, near the Sanjauli-Dhalli bypass.
• The Centre has provided Rs 12.13 crore for the construction of this project under the Himalayan Circuit of the Swadesh Darshan programme and Rs 6 crore under UDAN-2.
• Heliports are also being constructed at Baddi, Rampur and Mandi under the Udaan-2 scheme of Government of India.
• The state government will soon send a proposal for construction of new heliports at Reckong Peo, Chamba, Dalhousie, Jhanjeli, Jawalaji etc to the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation to give a fillip to tourism activities in these areas.