The Chinook helicopter will carry the debris from the MI-19 helicopter to a nearby air base. (AND ME)
Highlight
- IAF helicopter crashed when landing near Kedarnath temple in 2018
- Preparations to lift rubble have been underway for the past 15 days.
- The debris from the MI-19 helicopter will be transported to a nearby air base
Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand:
A Chinook helicopter lifted off the debris of the Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter that caught fire after a collision with an iron beam while landing on the helipad near Kedarnath temple in 2018 on Saturday.
The debris from the MI-19 helicopter will be transported to a nearby air base. Preparations to lift the rubble have been made over the past 15 days. Recently, Air Force officers visited Kedarnath Dham and assessed the damaged helicopter.
#WATCH: A Chinook helicopter takes off from a helipad at Kedarnath Shrine with debris from the Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter that had an accident in 2018. pic.twitter.com/IzsjU6MVXZ
– ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2020
The Chinook helicopter landed at the MI-17 helipad in Kedarnath on Saturday to transport debris from the Indian Air Force MI-17 helicopter.
In 2018, the Air Force MI-17 helicopter crashed while landing on the helipad located behind the Kedarnath temple. In the incident, the pilot suffered a minor injury, while the helicopter was damaged. IAF had left the damaged MI-17 there.
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