Chardham Yatra this year has seen many ups and down due to Covid19, but now Yatra is running swiftly as Govt decided to open borders for all pilgrims. Though limited pilgrims are allowed to take Darshans at Chardham Temples Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri & Yamunotri. Now taking forward step, Govt is thinking to resume Helicopter operations for Kedarnath from next month.
The Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) has fixed the fare for the Kedarnath heli service. The fare per person from Phata to Kedarnath Dham has been fixed at Rs.2360 and from Sirsi Rs.2349. UCADA has reduced the helicopter fares compared to last year. Heli companies have also completed the preparation. This will end the waiting of the helicopter service to devotees visiting Kedarnath Temple. Large numbers of pilgrims are waiting for the helicopter services from other states including Uttarakhand.
UCADA has also allotted tenders to 09 Heli Aviation companies from Phata, Sirsi, and Guptkashi to operate Helicopter Service for Kedarnath. The helicopter fare of Kedarnath from Phata and Sirsi has also been fixed by UCADA. While the fare of Heli service from Guptkashi to Kedarnath is yet to be decided. Negotiations are going on with companies for this. Similarly for Hemkund Sahib, heli service fare is to be fixed. UCADA director Ashish Bhatgain said that compared to last year, the fare of Kedarnath Heli service has reduced this time. Last year one-way fare from Phata to Kedarnath was Rs.2399 per person, while this time it has been reduced to Rs.2360.
The round trip fare from Phata to Kedarnath will be Rs.4720 per person. Similarly, the round trip fare for Kedarnath from Sirsi will be Rs.4680. He told that the online booking of tickets will be started soon after the fare is fixed.
|
Helipad |
Authorized Companies |
Fixed Charges by Govt. (One way) |
|
Sirsi Helipad |
Himalayan Heli Service Pvt. Ltd. |
INR 2340/- |
|
Phata Helipad |
Pawan Hans | INR 2360/- |
|
UTAir Indian Pvt. Ltd. |
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|
Thumby Aviation Pvt. Ltd. |
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|
Indocopters Pvt. Ltd. |
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|
Guptkashi Helipad |
Aryan Aviation |
INR 3875/- |
|
Arrow Aircraft |
Good news for those pilgrims who are planning to visit Kedarnath or Hemkund Sahib through Helicopter. Now the Uttarakhand govt. has decreased the rates of Helicopter charges to Kedarnath as compare to last year. Here are the latest chopper rates.
Helicopter Charges to Kedarnath & Hemkund
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From |
To | Charges (One way) |
Charges (Round Trip) |
|
Phata |
Kedarnath | Rs.2360 | Rs.4720 |
|
Sirsi |
Kedarnath | Rs.2340 | Rs.4680 |
| Guptkashi | Kedarnath | Rs.3875/- |
Rs.7750/- |
| Govindghat | Ghangharia | Not decided yet |
Not decided yet |
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