New Delhi, July 06: New private helipads will not be given clearance by his ministry as it violates permissible noise levels, Environment minister Jairam Ramesh said today, a move that is likely to upset plans of many business tycoons keen to have such structures.
“It’s a strict no no for a new private helipad as they violate noise norms.. Only government-owned helipads will be given clearance from my ministry,” Ramesh said on the sidelines of a function here.
He was replying to a query on the status of Maharashtra’s plan to set up helipads on the rooftop of buildings in the city.
Ramesh said as long as the Maharashtra government uses such helipads for medical emergency or security-related needs, there was have no problem. “But any private helipad for private use or for that matter even for public use will not be allowed,” he added.
–Agencies