New Delhi: After a bad experience with the Indian Air Force, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), which handles anti-Naxal operations in the red zone of the country, has got a private player onboard to provide choppers for casualty evacuations. In the past, there have been several incidents where IAF pilots refused to fly into conflict zones to rescue CRPF jawans. This has led to demoralisation of the force at a critical time.
Satpal Kapoor, Inspector General, CRPF, on February 2, 2015, signed a contract with a Jalandhar-based aviation firm for supplying two Bell helicopters for a period of one year to begin with. According to the agreement, the chopper base will be Jagdalpur in Bastar and the CRPF will provide helipads as per the DGCA requirements of flight safety. But in case of an emergency, the helicopter may land at smaller helipads, the agreement states.
22/02/15 Pradip R Sagar/New Indian Express
Satpal Kapoor, Inspector General, CRPF, on February 2, 2015, signed a contract with a Jalandhar-based aviation firm for supplying two Bell helicopters for a period of one year to begin with. According to the agreement, the chopper base will be Jagdalpur in Bastar and the CRPF will provide helipads as per the DGCA requirements of flight safety. But in case of an emergency, the helicopter may land at smaller helipads, the agreement states.
22/02/15 Pradip R Sagar/New Indian Express
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