Chandigarh / Jammu: Army on Tuesday said international assistance was trying to track the two lost helicopter pilots who hit the Ranjit Sagar lake in the Basholi area of ​​Kathua District in Jammu and Kashmir in August 3.
Clockmal-based defense spokesman Devender Anand said the search operation continued Apart from bad weather.
“The military authority did not leave the stone missed to find two pilots.
The stretch of dam is 25 km, 8km width and more than 500 feet.
Experts and equipment from the army, Navy, IAF, NDRF, SDRF, NGO, State Police, Dam Authority and Private companies from all countries have been included.
Experts and special equipment and divers continue to be flown and international assistance is also sought after, “he said.
According to information, a navy special contingent, consisting of two officers, four junior officers assigned (JCO) and 24 other rankings, one contingent of the Army Special Forces diver consisting of two officers, one Jo and 24 other rankings, did doing operation.
“The small 60m area at 60m has been localized and special sonar equipment flown from Kochi is being employed to allow search operations to enter their last phase,” the officer added.
He explained that underwater operation was very challenging because visibility was close to zero below 50 meters due to the nature of water colloid in the rainy season, which had a neglect of the accuracy of Sonar and other sensors.