IAF Akash Ganga team to perform Para Jump at ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015
Author(s): City Air NewsOrganisers of Act Fibernet Sky Fest 2015. Hyderabad, December 19, 2015: The Indian Air Force (IAF) Akash Ganga team to perform Para Jumping at ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015 at Gachibowli. It will be performed as...
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Dec 19, 2015 10:30
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Organisers of Act Fibernet Sky Fest 2015.
Hyderabad, December 19, 2015: The Indian Air Force (IAF) Akash Ganga team to perform Para Jumping at ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015 at Gachibowli. It will be performed as part of the ACT Fibernet Sky Fest, which is the biggest 5 Day Carnival ever held in the history of Hyderabad.
B. Venkatesham, Secretary, Tourism & Culture Dept., Govt. of Telangana and the orgnaisers of the fest Jagadish Ramadugu, Rani Reddy, Rammohan Rao, Dr M. Subrahmanyam, Vijay Rangineni , Rakhi Kankaria of Rachnoutsav addressed a press conference here in city at Hotel Radisson Hyderabad at Gachibowli today.
Speaking on the occasion B. Venkatesham, Secretary of Tourism and Culture, Dept, Government of Telangana declared that the Sky Fest henceforth will an annual event and will be held every year December 23rd to 27th. It will be calendar event of the state. It will be organised jointly by the present organizers and government of Telangana, informed Venkatesham. Next year onwards the festival will also be marketed nationally.
We need festivals like Sky Fest and others to promote Hyderabad as a world class city. Government has decided to organise one major event every month and couple of international events every year to project city internationally. We will orgnaise a SEA Plane activity as a Festival at Hussain Sagar lake in coming January. A seaplane is a powered fixed-wing aircraft capable of taking off and landing (alighting) on water. These amphibian aircrafts or floatplanes are will add lot of curiosity among the people as they haven’t seen them before in the city, he said.
We need continuous activities and festivals to happen in the city That is why many national festivals are coming to city. Telangana Government has already drawn an action plan to organise festivals to promote Hyderabad to raise the number of foreign tourists visiting Hyderabad from present one lakh to 10 lakh in next few years, informed B. Venkatesham. Countries like Spain and France attract nearly 7 crore tourists annually. But, we don’t get some many foreign tourists all India put together. Hyderabad inspite of being a 400years old heritage city fails to attract foreign tourists. The foreign tourists inflow must go up, he said.
If foreign tourist inflow increase, earnings of local people will also go up. Tourism can provide employment to one and all, he said.
A press conference is called by the organizers of the ACT Fibernet Sky Fest to provide details of the same But, Akash Ganga team could not reach in time to the Press Conference. However, the organizers of ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015, shared the details of the same. They have also screened a film on Para Jumping.
Giving details, Jagadish Ramadugu, Organising Secretary of Sky Fest said this is the first time Para Jumping is held at a festival in Hyderabad. Total twelve members, two officers and ten air men of Akash Ganga will perform Para Jumping every day starting from 23rd to 27th December. This will be held at 3pm on all the days. There is no extra ticket required for this. Those who purchased the entry pass to the fest can watch Para Jumping
The Akash Ganga team based at Agra has been performing these para jumping activities as peace time adventure activities. The concept which began to hone their aerial assault techniques for wartime operations has become the most sought after fun and adventure activity thanks to encouragement from The Indian Air Force informed Rammohan, President of Rotary Club of Banajara, Hyderabad who is organizing the Sky Fest in aid of Sparsh Hospice as charity event to raise funds to support Palliative Care being provided them free of cost to terminally ill patients and their families free of cost for the past four years.
The team will be dropped from 8000ft height from two helicopters. Then they will have free fall for some distance. Then they activate their parachutes in mid way and perform few formations. And navigate so well with precision that they land in a pre determined circle on the ground.
Akash Ganga is the 14 member Sky diving team of the Indian Air Force. It was created in August 1987.
Para Jumping has over a period of time evolved in our country as a adventure sport. It was in 1987, The Indian Air Force launched Akash Ganga at the Air Force Station in Agra. The Akash Ganga Air Force team comprises the most dedicated, skilful and daredevil Para Instructors of the Paratroopers Training School. The enthusiasm and experience the instructors at Paratroop Training School (PTS) have gained in sky diving since its inception resulted in formation of the Sky Diving team for demonstration jumps.
Para Jumping is a recreational activity seen mostly on TV, but, never witnessed live in this city. This gives an exhilarating experience to people as they get to see Parajumpers jumping from aircrafts, returning fast to earth, making beautiful formations on the way back. The curiosity, nerve tingling experience one goes through watching these parajumpers safely risking their lives will be memorable for many for their life time.
ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015 is all set to be kicked off on 23rd December. It will be held at Gachibowli Stadium. It will offer among others an unforgettable and memorable experience of Balloon Rides, Mid Night Movies, Music Concerts, Carnival Acts, Shopping and Food all at one place, non-stop, five days like never before and for a cause of palliative care(care for terminally ill) provided by Sparsh Hospice free of cost not only to patients for their attendees as well. It has provided free care to over 700 patients in the last four years. ACT Fibernet Sky Fest 2015 will be the festival for entire family to come, enjoy and bond.
The fest is organised by Rotary Club of Banjara, Hyderabad. Sparsh Hospice is a charitable initiative of Rotary Club of Banjara Hills
It is to be organised in association with Government of Telangana, and many organisations.
Date:
Saturday, December 19, 2015
