Uttarakhand ke Kedarnath se Gauchar airstrip tak airlift kiya ja raha ek defective private helicopter aaj subah crash ho gaya. Yeh helicopter Indian Air Force ke MI-17 chopper ki madad se le jaya ja raha tha. Yeh haadsa Mandakini River ke paas Lincholi mein hua, lekin is accident mein koi chotil nahi hua, jaisa ki officials ne bataya.
Helicopter ko repair ke liye Gauchar airstrip par le jaya ja raha tha. Lekin, jab MI-17 aircraft balance lose karne laga, toh pilot ne helicopter ko ek khaali jagah par gira diya. Rudraprayag district tourism officer Rahul Chaubey ne bataya ki MI-17 helicopter ne thoda distance cover karte hi, weight aur wind ki wajah se balance lose kar diya tha, aur is wajah se pilot ko Tharu camp ke paas helicopter giraana pada.
Is helicopter mein koi passenger ya luggage nahi tha, aur crash ke baad rescue team turant spot par pahunch gayi thi. Rahul Chaubey ne ye bhi bataya ki yeh wahi private helicopter hai jo pehle May mein Kedarnath helipad ke paas emergency landing kar chuka tha due to technical faults.
Yeh chopper pehle Kedarnath temple ke liye passengers ko ferry karne mein involve tha.
31 July ke baad se Kedarnath jaane wale pilgrims ki sankhya mein tezi se girawat dekhi gayi hai, kyonki Himalayas ke temple tak jaane wale trek route ko heavy rain ne extensive damage pahunchaya hai.
Rain-induced landslides ne Gaurikund se Kedarnath ke route ko block kar diya, jiske wajah se hazaron log wahan phase gaye. Is situation ko handle karne ke liye administration ne massive rescue operation launch kiya tha, jisme Air Force ke Chinook aur MI-17 helicopters ke alawa private choppers bhi shamil the.
August ke dauran trek route lagbhag suspended raha, lekin iske bawajood pilgrims helicopter ke zariye Kedarnath temple pahunch rahe the.
