The ditched Dhruv helicopter had deployed its emergency flotation gear.

New Delhi:

Within the wake of the accident off the Mumbai coast two days in the past, the defence forces have halted the operations of the ALH Dhruv helicopters until the time investigators discover the rationale for the incident and precautionary checks are carried out.

The ALH choppers are operated by all three defence forces together with the Military, Navy, and Air Pressure together with the Indian Coast Guard.

“The operations have been halted until the time investigators discover out the rationale for the incident off the Mumbai coast and precautionary checks are carried out,” defence forces’ officers advised ANI.

The ALH Dhruv choppers are utilized in a number of roles by the Indian defence forces together with transportation of males and materials.

“HAL had already initiated steps and can carefully work with the purchasers to make sure that the Helicopters fleet is totally operational,” HAL officers advised ANI.

The ALH Dhruv has change into one of many vital components of helicopter missions undertaken by all three forces concerned n totally different terrains they’re deployed.

Defence officers mentioned they had been hopeful of resuming the ALH Dhruv operations very quickly.

Through the incident, two days again, an Indian Navy ALH Dhruv on a routine flying mission off Mumbai skilled a sudden lack of energy and speedy lack of peak.

The Navy said that the pilot carried out managed ditching over water and all three aircrews exited the helicopter safely and had been recovered as a part of a swift rescue operation.

The ditched helicopter had deployed its emergency flotation gear and efforts are underway to salvage it.

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