Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Madhya Pradesh Seeks Land For Two New Helipads
Madhya Pradesh wants to build two places where helicopters can land and take off.
One helipad would be near the Chief Minister’s residence, and the other would be near Mantralaya.
Officials could not find suitable land earlier, so the Bhopal district administration is now helping.
Revenue officers are searching for possible sites.
They are looking especially near Pandit Khusilal Ayurvedic Hospital and the Indian Institute of Forest Management.
A plan to put a helipad on top of future buildings was not approved by the aviation regulator.
The helipads could help the Chief Minister travel without closing roads for a convoy.
The state is also expected to receive an ACH 160 helicopter from Airbus in the coming months.
The Madhya Pradesh Aviation Department has asked Bhopal officials to identify land for two helipads.
The proposed helipads would be located near the Chief Minister’s residence and Mantralaya.
Officials are surveying areas near Pandit Khusilal Ayurvedic Hospital and the Indian Institute of Forest Management.
A proposed rooftop helipad at replacement buildings for Satpura Bhawan and Vindhyanchal was not permitted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
The helipads are intended to reduce traffic restrictions during the Chief Minister’s convoy movements, ahead of an expected ACH 160 helicopter delivery.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh Aviation Department, Bhopal district administration, and revenue officers are involved.
- What
- Officials are searching for suitable land to build two helipads.
- When
- The search is currently underway; delivery of an ACH 160 helicopter is expected in the coming months.
- Where
- The proposed sites are near the Chief Minister’s residence and Mantralaya in Bhopal, with areas near Pandit Khusilal Ayurvedic Hospital and the Indian Institute of Forest Management under consideration.
- Why
- The helipads are intended to reduce traffic restrictions during the Chief Minister’s convoy movements.
- Number of helipads
- Two
- Proposed locations
- Near the Chief Minister’s residence and Mantralaya
- Land-search authority
- Bhopal district administration
- Areas under consideration
- Near Pandit Khusilal Ayurvedic Hospital and the Indian Institute of Forest Management
- Rejected proposal
- A rooftop helipad at buildings planned to replace Satpura Bhawan and Vindhyanchal
- Planned helicopter
- ACH 160 from Airbus, expected in the coming months