Indian Air Force to soon pick up air crash victims within an hour

NEW DELHI, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The Indian Air Force has said that its aircraft and choppers will soon pick up air crash victims within one hour of any air mishap.



"We are making provisions in terms of practices, procedures and training to ensure that henceforth, if something goes down, we will be able to pick it up within an hour. If not, we are not doing the job properly," Eastern Air Command's chief Air Marshal C. Harikumar said in northeastern India Monday.

According to the official, the moment a helicopter or aircraft hits the ground, information would be transmitted via the satellite wherein an agency would react and provide information.

"We do have a terrain that has a lot of vegetation and sometimes when helicopters or something goes down, we are unable to pick it up... but I promise you as we go on, this'll change," he said.

(Culled from www.Shanghaidaily.com)