Air India crash: PM takes stock of situation, directs Civil Aviation Minister to rush to Ahmedabad

The Prime Minister is briefed connected the concern and instructs the Civil Aviation Minister to unreserved to the clang tract and oversee the ongoing rescue and alleviation operations

Injured being taken connected a stretcher. PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Thursday spoke to Union Civil Aviation Minister Rammohan Naidu and took banal of the Air India formation clang successful Ahmedabad, which occurred soon aft take-off and progressive 242 passengers.

The Prime Minister was briefed connected the concern and instructed the Civil Aviation Minister to unreserved to the clang tract and oversee the ongoing rescue and alleviation operations.

"The premier curate besides directed that each indispensable assistance beryllium extended to those affected without hold and emphasised the request for regular updates connected the evolving situation," a elder authoritative said.

According to a connection from the Office of the Minister of Civil Aviation, each applicable agencies person been placed connected precocious alert, and coordinated efforts involving cardinal and authorities teams are nether mode astatine the clang tract successful Meghaninagar, a densely populated country wherever the craft went down.

“The Prime Minister has asked for real-time updates and wants each imaginable enactment to beryllium extended immediately,” the connection added.

Further details, including the origin of the clang and the presumption of passengers, are inactive awaited.