The search operation for the missing Pawan Hans helicopter
in Arunachal Pradesh resumed this morning with teams focusing on two locations
near Dadam village.
As per data provided by Sukhoi images collected during its
hour-long reccee, the Army and the district administration are concentrating
the search operation in two locations near Dadam village, Chief Secretary
Ramesh Negi said.
"The search teams have zeroed in at a mountainous site
near the river Terun Ku between Dadam village and Sanliam village.The search in
that particular area has been propelled by some authentic sources received from
some eyewitnesses belonging to Dadam and Thinsa villages," district
information and public relation officer (DIPRO) D Bosai, who is a part of the
rescue team, said.
Every effort is being made to locate the site of the place
from where a blast-like sound emanated on Tuesday after the helicopter went
missing with three persons on board, he added.
While the ground search operation by Army, IRBn, locals,
panchayat leaders and district administration officials started since 4.30 AM,
Army and IAF choppers took off from Dibrugarh in Assam to carry search
operation, state civil aviation secretary B M Mishra said.
The Dauphin twin-engine helicopter of Pawan Hans went
missing with Tirap deputy commissioner Kamlesh Kumar Joshi and two pilots -
Captain M S Brar and Captain Rajeev Hoskote, after it took off from Khonsa in
Tirap district at around 10.45 AM on Tuesday.
Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered a
preliminary inquiry into the incident, while Pawan Hans authorities deputed
teams from New Delhi and Guwahati and ordered an internal inquiry.
The district administration has also announced incentives
for the villagers engaged in search and rescue operation.
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