New Delhi: Pilots flying helicopters in the Himalayas will receive specialised training based on a new, more stringent set of rules to avert frequent accidents in the mountainous region, India’s aviation regulator told HT.
“Keeping in view of the incidents and a fatal accident that took place in 2022 , the DGCA has instituted various additional measures this year to ensure safety of operations,” an official of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said, declining to be named.
A chopper crash near the Kedarnath shrine in the Garhwal Himalayas in Uttarakhand killed six pilgrims and the pilot in October last year.
