New Delhi: As a part of the efforts being undertaken to rescue 40 trapped workers in Uttarakhand, the Indian Air Force has airlifted 27.5 tonnes of rescue equipment with pin-point accuracy, using a “short and narrow” airstrip high up in the Himalayas after creating a “mud-ramp” for quick offloading, defence sources said.
The IAF used two of its C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for landing on the 3,600 ft strip in Uttarakhand’s Dharasu advanced landing ground, which is about 30 km from the rescue site. The two pilots made personal reconnaissance sorties in choppers to assess the conditions of the airstrip before a decision was taken to touch down.
