Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Jyotiraditya inaugurated the 4th Heli-India Summit 2022 with the theme ‘Helicopters for last Mile Connectivity’ at Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre, Srinagar on October 10, 2022.
- During the summit, Sh. Scindia said that helicopters have multifarious roles, providing urban connectivity which is no more an elitist prerogative in India but is based on PM Narendra Modi’s vision ‘Sab Ude, Sab Jude’.
- The other roles of helicopter service has been the emergency medical services and disaster management during floods, rescue operations etc., the Minister informed.
- Jammu & Kashmir has set an example of the best use of helicopter service when it erected transmission lines and towers using heli-cranes (sky cranes) on the Peer Panjal mountain range, the Minister added.
Project Sanjeevani
- Shri scindia also announced to incubate a HEMS pilot called Project Sanjeevani by deploying a helicopter in the next few weeks to provide emergency medical services at AIIMS Rishikesh.
- The helicopter will be based at the hospital at 20 min notice and will have a service cover to an area of 150 km radius.
- The learnings from Project Sanjeevani will used 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.
