The maiden flight service on a helicopter from Imphal International Airport to the neighboring Nagaland state’s commercial hub Dimapur would be started on November 1, according to the Directorate of Transport Department, Government of Manipur.

The new flight service is being made under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India Helicopter service scheme in the North Eastern states and also to fulfill the demands of the Indigenous Tribal Leaders Forum (ITLF), an organization of the Kuki-Zo community which had demanded the new helicopter routes after its representative met the Union home minister during his visit to Manipur on May 30, last.

The Manipur Heli service will start its service connecting in the route Imphal-Leirouching- (Senapati district of Manipur) – Dimapur and vice versa on November 1, 2023, (Wednesday).

The Central government has granted permission to the Manipur government to operate helicopter services from Imphal International Airport to Dimapur, the commercial hub of Nagaland via Leirouching in the Senapati district of Manipur.

The governments at the center and state have taken the new heli services against the backdrop of communal clashes that have been taking place in Manipur in recent months.

The new services will help to improve connectivity between the affected areas and the rest of the state as well as neighboring states.

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