CWG village to get India's first green helipad

With Commonwealth Games just six months away, air traffic in the city is going for a face change with the construction of the country's first 'green helipad' at the Commonwealth Games village site in East Delhi.

The green helipad will be a non concrete structure and can be easily removed and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has sanctioned Rs.1.92 crore for the project at the Commonwealth Games village site. DDA has also allotted 10,000 square meters of land for the land. Delhi Police is also likely to hire helicopters from the Indian Air Force for surveillance purposes during the Games will have landing access to the helipad.

The government is also planning to come up with a helipad at the AIIMS and heliport in Rohini. For all these infrastructure the government is not only in talks with state-run helicopter firm Pawan Hans but is also looking for land from Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to build 10-12 helipads.

Pawan Hans officials apparently visited the AIIMS Trauma Centre in South Delhi to check out whether there is ample room for a helipad and if the building can sustain the load of a helicopter. The officials were satisfied and asked the hospital authorities to make some minor constructional changes so that the helipad can be built in six month's time.

The heliport coming-up at Rohini will have helipads, parking bays and night landing facilities. Besides the basic services, it will also have a training academy.