Assembly Speaker S Madhusudhana Chary today launched helicopter services from Hyderabad to the famous biennial Medaram Jathara, a tribal festival in the Warangal district.
The Speaker flagged off the helicopter service after the State government accorded permission to fly helicopters for two days on February 19 and 20.
Chary later drove straightaway to Medaram along with Tourism Secretary Burra Venkatesam and his spouse.
The helicopter services are being offered for those who can afford them and need to reach the Medaram festival in a short time. The services are being made available from Hyderabad and Warangal. While the fare is Rs 26,500 (to and fro) from Warangal, Rs 2,75,000 is being collected for four passengers (to and fro) from Hyderabad.