In line with the motto of the Indian Air Force - "Touch the Sky with Glory" - an Air Force Garud commando engaged in one of the toughest rescue operations at Trikut Hills ropeway mishap in Jharkhand's Deoghar volunteered to stay back.
The government said that the incident has highlighted the need to have a detailed standard operating procedure and a contingency plan for ropeway operations to prevent occurrence of any such incidence in the future.
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A woman died on Tuesday after she fell from the chopper that was attempting an airlift, chief minister Hemant Soren thanks IAF, Jharkhand High Court takes suo motu cognisance of accident
One more person died on Monday after falling from a chopper during a rescue operation for trapped passengers following malfunction of a ropeway in Jharkhand's Deoghar district, pushing the toll to three.