Mumbai: To tackle potential emergency situations, including fatal accidents, the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) is planning to have four helipads along the Nagpur-Mumbai Super Communication Expressway, also known as Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Samruddhi Mahamarg.
As per the plans being chalked out, the first helipad will come up between Khardi and Igatpuri, near the tunnel section. This portion of the expressway is under construction.
The second will be at Shirdi and another at Aurangabad. The MSRDC officials are yet to finalise the location for the fourth helipad. It is believed that it will be in the Vidarbha region, between Aurangabad and Nagpur. An air ambulance facility will be set up at these helipads for accident victims to receive treatment within the golden hour.
In the last decade, the MSRDC had made attempts to have an air ambulance facility along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway as well. The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has similar plans along the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway.
