Jun 26, 2013 19:23 (IST)
RK Sharma, Air Marshal, spoke to the press at Barrackpore airport in Bengal on the chopper crash. The chopper and five jawans on board were from Barrackpore.
Here are the highlights:
Here are the highlights:
- Air Force has a well-planned mission on this disaster management. Standard operating procedures are in place
- We will not stop until the last person is out
- We will deal with the issue of bodies once we have spoken to the next of kin
- On the brave heroes who lost their lives: they are heroes beyond the extent that their commitment shows. We have our ways and means of honouring people.
- We are doing what you want us to do- that's good enough for us. Other awards and honours will come with time.
- Please don't bring any political skewedness into this operation by calling it a thankless job
- I do not know the exact reason of the cause of crash
- Reasons will be known after the enquiry completes