Under its Regional Connectivity Scheme, Manipur will finally be able to connect Imphal to the headquarters of hill districts through a new helicopter service. The proposal for such a service was in the pipelines for years, with approval being given but no action had ever occurred to make it happen.

A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed on November 2^nd by Guru Prasad Mahapatra, chairman of Airport Authority or India and Dr. BP Sharma, the Managing Director of Pawan Hans, reports Aviation India.