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• Pinjore-based civil aviation academy, which was once considered a nursery for pilots of the country and is non-functional for some time, may soon witness hectic activities as the Chandimandir-based Indian Army' s western command has asked the Haryana government to allow the Army to utilize the academy.A formal request was made by the Army commander of Western Command, Lt Gen S R Ghosh, to the state chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday. The CM was in the Western Command headquarters to attend a Civil Military Liaison Conference.Lt Gen Ghosh told the chief minister that development of aviation infrastructure involves high capital costs and joint utilization of such available infrastructure near the command headquarters would be significant for the operational preparedness of the western command. Responding to army commandera's proposal, the CM immediately agreed to examine the issue favourably.

• The command lacks infrastructure as far as aviation is concerned and the Pinjore aviation academy, if permitted to use, would boost the command's operational powers.Even geographically, the Pinjore academy is within the proximity of Western Command. Once a favourite choice for aspirants to become pilots, Pinjore based aviation academy is completely non-functional for the past few years because of staff shortage. It had started gliding in 1980 and power flying in 1983.The academy had closed joy rides in 2002 and after February 2008, the paragliding and parasailing had also been stopped.

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