Mangalore: At Karambaru valley in Kenjar village where the crash took place, villagers, airport officials, Air India officials, relatives of passengers who died and all the survivors got together and lit candles on a decorated platform built for the occasion in the backdrop of the crash site.
The prayers were led by Mangalore station manager of Air India Chellam Prakash and airport director MR Vasudeva at 6.20 am, the time when the plane had burst into a ball of fire after plunging 300 feet into the valley.
Air India chief operating officer S Chandrakumar said Maravoor grama panchayat has been asked to build a community hall with a reading room to commemorate all the passengers who died in the crash. The Air India will fund the construction up to 90%, he added.
MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, state assembly deputy speaker, Yogish Bhat, additional deputy commissioner, Prabhakar Sharma, attended the ceremony.
Chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who was here to kick off the Janandolana, placed a wreath at the far end of the airport.
22/05/11 M Raghuram/Daily News & Analysis
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