All 4 Indian Air Force personnel aboard the helicopter have been rescued.
An Indian Air Force helicopter air-dropping aid materials in flood-hit Bihar made a compelled touchdown this afternoon. All 4 IAF personnel on board, together with two officers, have been rescued.
The helicopter, which took off from Darbhanga Air Force base, made the compelled touchdown in Naya Gaon, Muzaffarpur. After it landed, a portion of the chopper was submerged in floodwaters.
A serious accident was averted due to the pilot’s presence of thoughts, mentioned Pratyaya Amrit, Principal Secretary of the catastrophe administration division. When the engine failed, the pilot ensured that the helicopter landed in shallow waters with no folks round, he mentioned.
The personnel have been taken to a hospital, mentioned Mr Amrit, including that the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) started rescue operations as quickly because the crash was reported. The preliminary rescue was executed by residents of the world.
The helicopter was an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH)-Dhruv, which is utilized by the Indian Air Force, Army and Navy. The fleets of those helicopters have been lately grounded twice due to technical issues over sure parts.
Earlier on Wednesday, two pilots and an engineer died after a helicopter crashed in Pune. The chopper, which belonged to Delhi-based agency Heritage Aviation, was headed to Mumbai and police mentioned dense fog might have led to the crash however the precise trigger continues to be being established.