4th Heli-India Summit 2022
Source : PIB
GS III : Infrastructure
What is discussed under 4th Heli-India Summit 2022?
- Features of Summit
Why in News ?
Minister of Civil Aviation, inaugurated 4th Heli-India Summit 2022 at Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre
Key Facts
- The theme for the summit is Helicopters for last Mile Connectivity.
Source : PIB - The first-of-its-kind conclave, a Helicopter Summit- 2019 was organised jointly by Civil Aviation Ministry, Uttarakhand government and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI).
- Theme was expanding connectivity through helicopters.
- Considering geographical situation helicopter services are very important for some state.
Features of Summit
- HEMS pilot called Project Sanjeevani
- Deploying a helicopter in the next few weeks to provide emergency medical services at AIIMS Rishikesh.
- This pilot project Project Sanjeevani, to explore the viability of the concept, its benefits, and the attendant risks and later articulate a national policy on HEMS before committing larger resources.
- HeliSewa portal is fully online and being used by all operators for obtaining landing permissions to helipads, and it also is creating a database of helipads in the country.
- HeliDisha, the guidance material on helicopter operations for State administration has been distributed to 780 districts.
- Helicopter Accelerator Cell is fully active in resolving helicopter issues and the advisory group of industry representatives is helping identify problems areas.
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