First General Manager Air Commodore Bhaskaran lived here

India / Maharashtra / Ojhar /
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Air Commodoe Bhaskaran was instrumental in setting up the HAL factory and township from scratch. he received the Param Vishisit Seva Medal for meritorious service from the President of India
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Coordinates:   20°6'39"N   73°57'0"E

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  • Air Commodore Bhaskaranstarted the HAL project in 1963 when he was on deputaion to HAL from the Indian Air Force.He completed the project ahead of schedule.
  • Air Commodore Bhaskaran was a public servant who performed yeoman service to the country throughout the forty years of his service in the Indian Air Force starting in 1932 with the Royal Air Force.
  • The HAL factory was one of the model public sector organisations of that time , thanks to Air Commodore Bhaskaran.
  • Air Commodore Bhaskaran was a visionary and a man ahead of his times. His planning and managment techniques used in HAL as well as in the Indian Air Force were practical and result oriented. HAL Nashik Division was truly a bench mark for the public sector to follow.
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