Civilians Felicitated and Awarded with Rs 5 Lakh for Assisting in Search of AN-32 Aircraft

Itanagar, September 18, 2019:

Air Marshal RD Mathur Eastern Air Command, on Wednesday visited Arunachal Pradesh and felicitated and awarded civilians who aided in search of the ill fated AN-32 aircraft.

The civilians were awarded with Rs 5 lakh for their contribution to the local administration and in search AN-32 aircraft.

The award money was distributed in inauguration ceremony organized in the Vijaynagar airfield in Arunachal Pradesh.

RD Mathur also commended the five mountaineers including the team leader, Taka Tamut and three village seniors from Payum, Gasheng and Gatte for providing assistance in locating the crash site and helping in recovery of the mortal remains of the air commanders onboard and other equipment from the crash site.

Also Read: Vijaynagar Airfield is Crucial from Strategic Point of View: Defence Ministry

Also, Tadut Tachung was given Rs. 1.5 Lakh for providing information that helped the IAF locate the crash site.

The AN-32 aircraft crashed on June 3 while on routine air logistics sortie from Jorhat to Menchuka Advance Landing Ground (ALG) in Arunachal Pradesh.  The crash had resulted in the loss of life of all the 13 personnel on board.  The crash site was finally spotted on 11 Jun 19 at 1300 hrs by an IAF Mi-17 helicopter.  The mortal remains were recovered to the ALG at Along on June 19 with valuable assistance from the Army, the state administration and locals.

Support Inside Northeast (InsideNE), an independent media platform that focuses on Citizen-centric stories from Northeast India that are surprising, inspiring, cinematic and emotionally relevant.

Readers like you make Inside Northeast’s work possible.

To support our brand of fearless and investigative journalism, support us HERE.

Download:

The Inside Northeast app HERE for News, Views, and Reviews from Northeast India.

Do keep following us for news on-the-go. We deliver the Northeast.