Helicopter Crash in Uttrakhand

Helicopter Crash in Uttrakhand :

Today morning, a helicopter which was doing rescue operations at flood effected region of Uttrakhand crashed .
There were three people on board the helicopter, including two pilots, at the time of the crash. Capt Rajpal, co-pilot Kaptal Lal and a local resident named Ramesh Sawar were in the chopper.

The chopper was carrying relief material from Dehradun and was flying from Mori towards Arakot. It belonged to M/s Heritage Aviation. The call sign of helicopter was VT-HDX. It was B-3 Helicopter, manufactured by Airbus Helicopters. They have one more helicopter A-109.

VT-HDX before taking the flight .

Heritage Aviation was extensively involved in Char Dham Yatra and other various charters.

Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Tuesday visited the rain-ravaged Mori block of Uttarkashi, where 16 people died.

The Tons River has been flowing above the danger level in Uttarkashi following heavy rainfall in the past few days. Three helicopters, including one from the IAF, were pressed into service to take relief material, including food packets and medicines, to people.

Other north Indian states such as Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana too grappled with the impact of heavy rain. 43 people have died in Himachal in rain that triggered landslides.

Uttarakhand had been struck by devastating floods in 2013 that killed thousands of people and caused extensive damage.

Extreme rainfall had caused lakes and rivers to burst their banks, inundating towns and villages below.

A government report filed by a panel of experts had said badly managed hydro-power projects were partly to blame for the disaster.

While the official number of deaths was about 900, more than 5,700 people were declared missing, making it the deadliest ever in the mountainous region.

Floods or landslides also washed away or damaged 5,000 roads, 200 bridges and innumerable buildings.

DGCA will soon do the crash investigation.

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