Jammu: a week after the army helicopter crashed into two pilots on the Ranjit Sagar lake in the Basholi area in Kathua Jammu District and Kashmir on August 3, the defense authorities on Tuesday said the search operation entered the rescue phase at an area of ​​60m of 60m, in addition to seeking international assistance for that task.
“A small area of ​​60m to 60m from 25 km-length, 8-km-wide and around 500 feet-in the Ranjit Sagar Dam has been relaxed and special sonar equipment has been flown from Kochi to allow search operations in the last phase,” said the pro defense.
, LT COL Devender Anand, here.
He added even though the weather was bad and rain, they would not leave the stone missed to look for a helicopter, which fell and sank, along with two pilots.
“Expertise and equipment of Indian Army, Navy, Air Force, National Disaster and Country, in addition to NGOs, Police Local, dam authority and several private companies across the country have been included in services.
Divers continue to look for lost helicopters and two pilots.
International assistance is also being sought, “said the pro defense of you, lt.
anand.
He further said the inner underwater operation was very challenging because of the visibility that was almost non-existent with 50 m because of colloid dispersion this season.
“It has a negative impact on the accuracy of Sonar and other sensors.” Col Anand also said the Special Forces Army team of the Indian Army, consisting of 27 personnel, including two officers, worked in coordination with a deep Navy team, which consisted of 30 officers, including two officers.
“Apart from special Sonar equipment, multi-beam sonar, side scanners, vehicles operated remotely and underwater manipulators have been flown from Chandigarh, Delhi, Mumbai and Kochi and emphasize.”