{"id":205845,"date":"2025-01-01T12:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T12:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/01\/uttarakhand-govt-inks-mou-with-itbp-to-offer-chopper-service-to-tourists-in-border-areas\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T12:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T12:22:09","slug":"uttarakhand-govt-inks-mou-with-itbp-to-offer-chopper-service-to-tourists-in-border-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/01\/uttarakhand-govt-inks-mou-with-itbp-to-offer-chopper-service-to-tourists-in-border-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Uttarakhand govt inks MoU with ITBP to offer chopper service to tourists in border areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-116855551,imgsize-60692.cms?resize=600,450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Uttarakhand govt inks MoU with ITBP to offer chopper service to tourists in border areas\" title=\"Uttarakhand govt inks MoU with ITBP to offer chopper service to tourists in border areas\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"14\">The <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/uttarakhand-tourism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uttarakhand Tourism<\/a> Development Board on Wednesday signed an MoU with the Northern Frontier of <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/indo-tibetan-border-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indo-Tibetan Border Police<\/a> to promote tourism in the border areas of the hill state. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:2-->The MoU will facilitate the use of helipads in the jurisdictions of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to offer chopper facilities to tourists visiting the religious destinations in the border areas which are difficult to reach, said chief secretary Radha Raturi, in whose presence tourism secretary Sachin Kurve and Northern Frontier IGP Sanjay Gunjyal signed the document. <\/p>\n<p>The initiative is part of Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board&#8217;s (UTDB) ongoing efforts to expand heli services in the border areas to give a push to tourism in those parts, she said. <\/p>\n<p>Citing an example, Raturi said famous religious spots such as <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/adi-kailash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adi Kailash<\/a>, <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/om-parvat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Om Parvat<\/a> or Timmarsain Mahadev are located in areas which are hard to access by road. <\/p>\n<p>Keeping this in mind, the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/uttarakhand-government\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uttarakhand government<\/a> has decided to offer chopper facilities to tourists for which the helipads in the jurisdiction of ITBP will be used, Raturi said. <\/p>\n<p><!--\/include_growfast.cms?pagename=article&skipcss=1potime:2--><br \/>These helipads will also be used to provide medicines to those living in the border villages, or to airlift them in case of a medical emergency, she said. ITBP is deployed in the forward posts in three border districts &#8212; Uttarkashi, Chamoli and Pithoragarh. <\/p>\n<p>Priority is being accorded to the all-round development of the border villages by providing means of livelihood to its residents under the Centre&#8217;s flagship &#8216;Vibrant Village&#8217; programme, the chief secretary said.<\/p>\n<style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=botpotime:2--><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/uttarakhand-govt-inks-mou-with-itbp-to-offer-chopper-service-to-tourists-in-border-areas\/articleshow\/116855551.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board on Wednesday signed an MoU with the Northern Frontier of Indo-Tibetan Border Police to promote tourism in the border areas of the hill state. 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