New Delhi, Guwahati: Over 48 hours after a Pawan Hans helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and others went missing, there was still no news about its whereabouts, even as the government has requested the French investigative agency, BEA, to assist it in locating the chopper.
After fresh satellite imagery showed metallic objects on the ground, it was decided that the search operations would now be confined to a 66-sq km area in West Kameng district.
Sources said two teams — one from India and one from Bhutan — would trek to a point east of Tashigong in Bhutan where some locals claimed to have heard a loud blast around the time the chopper went missing.
Border Road Organisation employees in the surrounding area claimed they heard a big explosion from the nearby forests. A similar claim was made by a driver who was travelling at that time.
Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) chief EK Bharat Bhushan said the French helicopter maker, Eurocopter, has been roped in to help search and rescue operations.
03/05/11 Indian Express
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