Excelsior Correspondent
POONCH/ RAJOURI, Sept 13: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Haq Khan flagged off the much awaited Jammu-Poonch Helicopter service while at Rajouri the first chopper flight was flagged off by the Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Information, Ch Zulfkar today.
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The helicopter service will connect the people of the area with rest of the State especially during adverse weather conditions besides giving flip to the tourism in the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri.
The first flight that was flagged off today from DPL Poonch carried five passengers to Jammu.
MLA Haveli (Poonch) Shah Mohammad Tantray, MLC Pradeep Sharma, DC Poonch Tariq Ahmad Zargar, SSP Poonch Rajiv Panday, ADC Basharat Hussain, ACR Ashraf Chaudhary and other senior officers and senior citizens of the district.
Speaking on the occasion, minister said with the start of the helicopter, the long pending demand of the people have been fulfilled by the personal efforts of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.
He said the current dispensation is committed to develop Poonch district on modern lines and increase job avenues in the district by giving flip to the tourism sector in the district.
He said Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti continued the mission of her late father and is committed to develop the twin district on modern lines. He said the helicopter service will act as another milestone for boosting the tourism of the district and will boost the economy of the area thereby helping to boost the economy.
He instructed the district administration to make the public aware about scheduled dates and times of take so as to avoid any inconvenience to the passengers.
Meanwhile, in Rajouri the first flight of chopper carrying passengers landed here today marking the start of much awaited air service between Jammu and this border town.
Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Information, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali launched the chopper service carrying 5 passengers here at Sports Stadium in presence of large number of civil society members, local legislators and senior functionaries of district administration.
Describing it as a historical moment for them, the Minister congratulated the people for fulfillment of this demand after a long wait.
Present on the occasion were MLA Rajouri Qammar Chowdhary, MLC Vibodh Gupta, Deputy Commissioner Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, ADC AS Chib, ACR Abdul Qayoom Mir, SSP Yougal Manhas, officers of district administration.
While interacting with media persons and public, he said the inter-regional connectivity through air, road and railways being key to development, has been accorded top priority by the present dispensation. “With this objective air service to far off regions of State like Kishtwar, Paddar, Gurez, Rajouri and Poonch has been started by the State Government” he added.
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