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Dhruv rescues French trekkers stuck for 17 days in daredevil mission
Bengaluru, May 15: The desi chopper from the hangars of Bengaluru-based Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd -- the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Drhuv -- seems to have won many hearts in the quake-hit Nepal.
With its versatile mission parameters and ability to be a useful platform for high-altitude missions (in the 5.5. tone class), Dhriv has time and again proved its mettle.
On May 14 the Dhruv crew evacuated two French trekkers along with eight Nepalese citizens from a remote place Machhakhola of Gorkha district yesterday. They were stuck for 17 days following the quake.
Army said that the French citizens Ingrid and Julien were trekking in central Nepal's tranquil Gorkha district when the 7.9-magnitude quake struck on April 15.
Interesting
the
Army
got
to
know
about
the
trekkers
through
a
series
of
inputs
received
through
a
local
journalist.
"The
trekkers
have
been
safely
brought
to
Pokhara
on
Thursday.
The
Dhruv
was
flown
by
Lt
Col
Kaushik
and
Maj
Danesh.
Pilots operating through penetrable patches
Army sources told OneIndia that it was virtually a daredevil operation undertaken by the Dhruv to rescue the trekkers."While returning to Pokhara, the same helicopter flew via Singla village to evacuate a 82 year old lady who was seriously ill," a spokesperson said.
The
spokesperson
said
that
low
clouds,
poor
visibility,
strong
winds
and
rainfall
are
posing
a
challenge
to
the
operations.
"The
pilots
are
finding
penetrable
patches
in
the
weather
to
carry
out
their
mission,"
he
added.
IAF continues with the mission
The
Indian
Air
Force
(IAF)
on
the
other
hand
is
continuing
with
its
relief
and
rescue
operations
in
Nepal.
IAF
Spokesperson
Wing
Commander
Rochelle
D'Silva
told
OneIndia
that
the
IAF
crew
operated
extensively
in
the
worst-hit
areas
in
the
past
few
days.
She said casualty evacuations have been carried in Chautara, Charkot, Dhading, Melum, Lukla, Aroghat, Dhunche, Trishuli, Ramchap, Barpak, Narayan Chor, Namchi Bazar and Tatopani.
"Around 46 sorties were carried out by helicopters evacuating 114 people to safer places and 51 casualties were also evacuated. The load carried by these helicopters till May 14 was 07.25 tonnes," the spokesperson said.
OneIndia News
