Ordering a stay on the tender process for helicopter service to Badrinath and Kedarnath till further orders, the high court of Uttarakhand has given the State government to submit its response within two weeks.
According to the case details, RD Group from Dehradun had filed a petition stating that after disaster experienced in the state, the government had granted permission to 14 helicopter service provider enterprises to build helipads in order to facilitate transportation to Badrinath and Kedarnath. These companies built 14 helipads while the government also constructed four helipads. During 2016 the State had issued a government order prohibiting the operation of more than six helicopters at a time in the Mandakini valley from the safety point of view.
