AGARTALA, August 1 (TIWN): The issue of providing security to the lone chopper of Pawan Hans Helicopter Limited (PHHL) has been resolved temporarily. In the meeting held on July 26 last at Chief Secretary office at civil secretariat. It was decided Border Security Force(BSF) will provide security to Pawan Hans chopper along with the BSF chopper. It was also decided the chopper will be placed in the hanger of BSF chopper, till PHHL have its own hanger in the.Agartala airport.

CISF (Central Industries Security Force)  used to provide security to the chopper, but a order from  Union  Ministry of Home Affairs stated that CISF will provide security only to the airport not any flights or  choppers. If any hijacked plane is grounded in Agartala airport then CISF will provide security to that one only said an  CISF official of the airport.  

PHHL helicopter has resumed to operation with double engine in Tripura from 2011. The service was suspended four years back with other north – eastern states after the tragic crash of single engine chopper   where Arunchal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and his four associates were killed.

India's lone national helicopter company, Pawan Hans has been operating services for nine years in the northeast, the union home ministry subsidizing fares by up to 75%.At present helicopter service is provided at 21 centres in the state which is mainly a utility oriented service.When malaria epidemic broke out in the state the PHHL chopper was used extensively for airlifting medical team and medicines on war footing in remote  areas.