DODA: A subsidised helicopter service to facilitate travel during the winter months to the mountainous Doda district took off from Jammu on Tuesday , officials said.
The inaugural ceremony in Doda was attended by Deputy Commissioner Harvinder Singh and Senior Superintendent of Police Abdul Qayoom.
“To facilitate travel in winter, the subsidised helicopter service from Doda to Jammu has taken off,” Singh said.
Three people from Doda were among the first passengers to fly to Jammu on the inaugural service.
The government-subsidised service is priced at Rs 2,500 per person, making it an affordable and accessible means of transport, Singh added.
Assistant Commissioner (Panchayat) Ashfaq Khanji will oversee the operations as the designated nodal officer. Mumbai-based Global Vectra Private Limited has been chosen to manage the service.(CNI) Current News of India