Congress claimed that AP CM Y.S. Rajashekhara Reddy is dead after the helicopter crashed into the forest. Five dead bodies have been found in the debris.
It was the time 8:45am when chopper started from Hyderabad and was sheduled to reach Chittur at 10:45am. At around 9:30am Helicopter lost communication with the base. Media reported that CM talked on Sattelite phone to his close friend and said they have landed in dense forest and are safe. After sometime news came from Air traffic controller that the chopper was out of radar due to heavy rains and there was no contact at all.
Massive search operations have been carried out for almost 24 Hrs, with 5000 CRPF, Fighter jet mapping the area, Helicopters etc… Due to heavy rains night search operations were carried out cautiously. Also as the are is infested by Naxals and wild animals, it was very difficult and operations were aborted for some time.
Today early morning when again search operations were started, information was received that the helicopter is located and commondos are deputed to the place so that they can be dropped from helicopters.
It is then claimed that they have found five dead bodies in the chopper crash.
After the helicopter is traced after almost 24 Hrs, its still unclear if any survivor is there. Commandos have been deputed to the place in the forest through helicopters. As the nallamalla forest is dense, there is no place for landing the helicopters nearby.
Lots of people praying for returning of CM safely. As informed by the military, only the helicopter is located but not clear if it was landed of fallen. No one is seen there, so any thing is not clear still.
Andhra Pradesh’s CM Dr. Y.S. Rajashekar Reddy is missing since today morning when his helicopter loosed contacts with the base station. As per the news and media, it is known that it may have fallen in the nallamalla forest whille he was on his way to Chittur district of Andhra Pradesh.
Its almost going to be 10 Hrs now since he is missing. In the middle there was a news from Sakshi TV Channel saying CM is safe but why this news no body can answer. How come this happens, how the media is so inappropriate to the public.
While watching HYtv channel, there was a discussion with a Professor of Osmania University, according to him, he lived in the near by village of the nallamalla forest and explained how difficult it could be. Its a dense forest with wild animals and its a very danger and chances for somebody surviving is 50:50. He also said its a naxal area and if they want they would have cached him.
Regarding Helicopters condition, from the news channels it is known that the helicopters maintenance was not done since 2 years, also one more reason could be the bad weather, it is said that there was heavy rain regularly from three days over that route. Its is also heared that there was no Satellite Phone in the helicopter.
All the ways for searching him is ON and everyone prays for his return. All the top officials, organisations are involved in the search operation. NRSA sent helicopters, Bangalore yelahanka sent sukhoi 30 Jets for mapping the are and searching through photographs. Governement of India also contacted US Defence if they can help by taking the images through their powerfull satellites having high resolution cameras which can view through clouds even at night.
