New Delhi, February 4
A new helicopter-making factory of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will be opened on Monday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the 615-acre factory located at Tumakuru, Karnataka.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and senior officials of the Ministry of Defence will be present on the occasion.
It will be India’s largest helicopter-manufacturing facility and will initially produce Light Utility Helicopters (LUHs). HAL already has a plant at Bangalore to produce helicopters.
