Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Central Public Works Department (CPWD) for execution of infrastructure development works at HAL’s new Greenfield helicopter facility at Tumakuru. The MoU was signed at a program held as part of Aero India 2017 on Feb. 18, 2017.
“The project, spread over 615 acres of land allotted by the Government of Karnataka, will house infrastructure for production and testing facilities, self-sufficient manufacturing capabilities of a wide range of helicopters of three-ton to 12-ton class,” said T. Suvarna Raju, CMD, HAL.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone for HAL’s new helicopter manufacturing facility at Biderehalla Kaval, Gubbi Taluk, Tumakuru last year on Jan. 3, 2016.
Under this collaboration, HAL and CPWD are set to execute stage one construction. Raju; Narendra Kumar, additional director general, CPWD; V. Natarajan, general manager, helicopter division, HAL; and other senior officers were present on the occasion.
