New Delhi/Raipur: A battle-ready BSF 'Dhruv' helicopter, deployed for undertaking sorties to aid anti-Naxal operations, is lying idle for close to six months in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur as authorities are not able to find a pilot to fly the machine.
The air wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), already hard-pressed for rationalising sorties for air support missions in Naxal hotbeds of Maoist violence-affected states, is in talks with helicopter company Pawan Hans to find a "principal pilot" for the machine.
The chopper, an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv' manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has been embossed with the Border Security Force (BSF) logo and colours and carries the registration number "VT-HAA".
14/04/13 PTI/Business Standard
