One Mi17 helicopter is being used in the rescue operation while IAF is sending more Mi17s to join rescue efforts in the Jharkhand ropeway mishap. As per eyewitnesses, 50 people were stuck in at least 12 cabins in the ropeway out of whom 18 people from 3 trollies have been rescued so far.
The Defence Ministry has also been briefed about the inquiry committee report and further action is expected in the next few weeks.
Five such Emergency Landing Facilities (ELF) are in Assam, four in West Bengal, three in Andhra Pradesh, three in Gujarat, three in Rajasthan, two in Bihar, two in Haryana, two in Jammu and Kashmir, two in Tamil Nadu, and one each in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
"The range of the BrahMos missile has been increased already and with the advantage of being airborne at high altitudes, the missile can travel a longer distance and can hit targets at 800 kms and beyond", said sources.
Indian Air Force has deployed its military transport aircraft C-17 to evacuate Indians from the neighbouring countries of war-hit Ukraine.
Under 'Operation Ganga', the flights will be operated by Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, SpiceJet and Indian Air Force.
Government sources shared response of various countries to rebut criticism and assert that India has been prompt and relentless in helping its citizens.
Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine and its soldiers have surrounded the capital Kyiv. Satellite images show forces have occupied much of a 40-mile stretch of road north of Kyiv.
Sources said that the IAF is likely to deploy several C-17 aircraft from Tuesday onwards to evacuate Indians from war-torn Ukraine.
Russia has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, carrying out airstrikes on its cities and military bases and sending in troops from three sides of the country.
The tri-services inquiry has ruled out the possibility of any sabotage as a probable cause of General Bipin Rawat's chopper crash in Tamil Nadu on December 8.
Group Captain Varun Singh had survived in the IAF's helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu on December 8, in which Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 others died.
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Sanjay Raut said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh or Prime Minister Narendra Modi should eliminate all doubts about CDS General Bipin Rawat's helicopter crash incident.
Group Captain Varun Singh is the Shaurya Chakra awardee. He had won the gallantry award for showing courage by handling his Tejas fighter jet after it faced a major technical issue during his sortie in October 2020.
The black box, comprising the flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), of the ill-fated Mi-17V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force was recovered from the crash site on Thursday.
CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat, seven Indian Army officers and jawans and four Indian Air Force officers lost their lives in the military chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
The flight data recorder of the IAF Mi-17V5 helicopter that crashed in a wooded, hilly area near Coonoor has been recovered.
Group Captain Varun Singh is the Shaurya Chakra awardee. He had won the gallantry award for showing courage by handling his Tejas fighter jet after it faced a major technical issue during his sortie in October 2020.
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