Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the government intends to build helipads and drone landing facilities along national highways to deal with emergency situations.
While speaking at the Indian Merchants Chamber event in Mumbai, the minister for Road Transport and Highways said that National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is creating world-class Wayside Amenities (WSA) at more than 600 locations along the National Highways which will also have helipads and drone landing facilities to assist in dealing with medical emergencies, such as car accidents and organ transplants.
Other amenities to be offered along national highways include good toilets, parking, restaurants, dormitories for truck drivers, facilities for charging electric vehicles, trauma centres, retail outlets for promoting handicrafts and locally-manufactured products.
