Now, helihop to Medaram jatara

What it costs

• A joy ride of eight to 10 minutes at Laknavaram lake to cost Rs 3,330 per head
• Laknavaram-Medaram temple (round trip) to cost 5,499 per head
• Warangal-Medaram (roundtrip) to cost 92,500 plus service tax for 4 passengers
• Begumpet-Medaram (roundtrip) to cost 2.75 lakh plus service tax for 4 passengers

Warangal: For the first time, the chopper ride over Medaram skies is a reality with the Hyderabad-based company coming forward to operate the helicopter services for the devotees visiting Sammakka Saralamma jatara scheduled to take off on February 17.

The Ministry of Tourism and Ministry of Endowments in Telangana has accorded permission to the Indwell Group, which has wide range of business domains such as aviation, education, communication, logistics and others, to operate chopper services to Medaram and Laknavaram lake, it is learnt.

The Group, apart from running chopper services to Medaram jatara, is also offering joy rides at the engineering marvel of Kakatiya dynasty - Laknavaram lake, an exotic location nestled in the lap of nature, 75 km east of Warangal.

These rides enable tourists to get a bird’s eye view of Laknavaram lake and surrounding forests. The rides to Medaram will be operated from Begumpet in Hyderabad and Arts College Grounds in Warangal. The aviation company will use one of the two helipads available near Medaram. The helipad facility at Laknavaram lake is also ready.

“The devotees visiting Medaram jatara will have VIP darshan,” the aviation company representative Singam Vasu told The Hans India on Saturday. He said that Endowments Ministry has agreed to provide hassle-free darshan to the devotees arriving by helicopter to facilitate the aviation company to allow more sorties.