The day after the suspension of helicopters to Kedarnath after an accident involving a loyal transporting helicopter, Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) said that the services will continue from Tuesday 17th June, and reported.
UCADA announced a notice in a statement issued on Tuesday.
Previously on Sunday, the main Minister UtTarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami said or that the helicopter service will not run for another two days.
Dhami with quoting Sunday helicopter accident, which required seven lives, including the life of an infant, also said: “Helicopter services are not running today.
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation on Sunday announced that the frequency of helicopter operations to Char Dham would be reduced as preventive measures.
Meanwhile, CM Dhami ordered airlines to strictly adhere to the security standards issued by the General Directorate for Civil Aviation and warn against strict measures against those who have distributed these rules.
“An emergency meeting was immediately called, in which the instructions were given that the rules of our DGCA should not be violated,” he said.
He added that pilots flying in the upper Himalayan areas should have experience in the region and urged the airlines to ensure it.
Helicopter crash Kedarnath:
Seven people were killed on Sunday, including a pilot on board the helicopter, after the helicopter crashed near the wooded Gaurikund area in the RudraPrayag district.
Aryan Aviation Helicopter flew to Guptkashi of Kedarnath Dham when he crashed at 5:30.
The decision was identified as Captain Rajbir Singh Chauhan (39); Vikram Rawat (47); Vinod Devi (66); Representatives of the Trishti Singh Committee (19) Trishti Singh (19); Rajkumar Suresh Jaiswal (41), his wife Sraddha Jaiswal and daughter Kashi Jaiswal (2);
The Office for Investigation of Air accidents (AAIB) will investigate the accident.
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