"Govt making efforts to increase our air services," Uttarakhand CM Dhami at Civil Aviation Regional Conference
CM Dhami was accompanied by Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu.
He expressed happiness over Uttarakhand being chosen as the host of the conference and mentioned that it shows the Union Government's interest towards increasing air services in the state.
'We will discuss how to expand air services in the northern regions of the country, how to increase facilities, and how to expand airports... Uttarakhand being chosen as the host for the conference shows that in a border area like ours, the central government is making serious efforts to increase air services', CM Dhami said while addressing the reporters in Dehradun.
Meanwhile, addressing the issue of the AI-171 plane crash, Union Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said that in the past ten years, India has been following 'global standard' rules, due to which the country has experienced rapid growth in the civil aviation sector.
Naidu noted that standards and systems in India are really 'good' and following the AI-171 plane crash, an investigation is being conducted into the matter.
'Rules are already in place; they are global standard safety rules. By following the same, we have seen a growth in civil aviation - in the last 10 years, no other country could match up to us. The standards and systems we have are really good. An incident occurred, and an investigation is being conducted. If there is scope for doing anything more, we will definitely do it', Ram Mohan Naidu told reporters.
Furthermore, the Union Minister stated that the government has held discussions with all airlines and with airports, followed by DGCA and BCAS. The government will work on improving the standards if any feedback comes up.
'We held discussions with all airlines and with airports. Be it DGCA or BCAS - we told all of them to study these subjects deeply. If something comes out to further improve our standards globally, we will not step back from doing it. We want Indian aviation to be the best in the country', Ram Mohan Naidu said. (ANI)
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