BHOPAL: Now, you don’t need to go to Dubai and pay exorbitant amounts for skydiving. Adventure lovers can experience the thrill of diving from 10,000 feet in Bhopal on March 1 and 2.
From March 3 to 6, one can also skydive in Ujjain.
“If the response is good, this is going to be a regular feature in Bhopal,“ said Sheo Shekhar Shukla, principal secretary tourism and culture in a press conference here on Tuesday. Shukla further said, “It is safe. I myself have first experienced the same before giving it a go ahead.”
So far, the facility is available only in Narnaul town in Haryana and Madhya Pradesh would only be the second state to introduce it, he said. Rudra Bhanu Solanki, CEO and founder of Skyhigh India, the agency which would be involved in organising the adventure sport said, “Skyhigh India is a foreign affiliate of the United States Parachute Association (USPA).Our aircraft and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are certified by the director-general of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India.” Himself a skydiving coach, he said that, “We use the most sophisticated equipment available in the global market, Sigma Tandem Parachute Systems and the dives are operated by highly skilled instructors with thousands of jumps experience.”
The cost of one dive in Bhopal and Ujjain will be Rs 31,272 including all the taxes.
