New Delhi: The ministry of civil aviation will buy more high-altitude choppers for Pawan Hans Helicopters Limited to operate in Arunachal Pradesh and other parts of the Northeast.
The announcement by minister of state Mahesh Sharma comes more than a week after the death of a bureaucrat and two pilots in a Dauphin chopper crash in Arunachal's Tirap district.
"Today we have taken an in-principle decision to procure more helicopters that can operate in high altitude and difficult terrain," he said.
"Initially suspicions of foul play were expressed over the crash, as the government has signed the peace agreement with the NSCN(IM). But now that has been ruled out. The cause will be clear once the black box is retrieved."
14/08/15 Telegraph
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The announcement by minister of state Mahesh Sharma comes more than a week after the death of a bureaucrat and two pilots in a Dauphin chopper crash in Arunachal's Tirap district.
"Today we have taken an in-principle decision to procure more helicopters that can operate in high altitude and difficult terrain," he said.
"Initially suspicions of foul play were expressed over the crash, as the government has signed the peace agreement with the NSCN(IM). But now that has been ruled out. The cause will be clear once the black box is retrieved."
14/08/15 Telegraph
