U'khand chopper crash: Aryan Aviation operations suspended; licences of 2 pilots revoked

NEW DELHI: The ministry of civilian aviation connected Sunday announced the contiguous suspension of Aryan Aviation’s operations for the Char Dham Yatra pursuing a chopper clang adjacent Guptkashi that killed each 7 radical onboard, including the pilot.

The licences of 2 chopper pilots person besides been suspended for six months. The tragic incident, involving a backstage chopper returning from Kedarnath, prompted the Uttarakhand authorities to suspend each chopper services connected the Char Dham Yatra way for 2 days. Chief curate Pushkar Singh Dhami convened an exigency gathering and ordered a high-level probe into the crash. “Protecting lives is the government’s apical priority.

Any negligence volition beryllium strictly punished,” said Dhami, directing officials to formulate a strict SOP for heli operations and acceptable up a bid and coordination centre successful Dehradun for safer oversight. Officials from DGCA, UCADA, the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), and backstage heli operators volition beryllium portion of the caller coordination centre. Dhami besides called for contiguous installation of precocious upwind forecasting systems successful the Himalayan portion and insisted that lone experienced pilots beryllium allowed to alert successful these high-altitude areas. The Sunday clang marks the 5th chopper mishap on the Char Dham way since the pilgrimage began connected April 30, raising superior concerns astir formation information successful the region.