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Andhra CM's chopper not airworthy | A controversial twist
was introduced into the case of missing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajshekhar
Reddy on Wednesday, when a private television channel revealed that the seven-seater
Bell chopper that was carrying him to Chitoor, was not airworthy. According to
a Times Now report, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) certifcate
shows that the chopper was last inspected two years ago. The certificate also
describes the owner and operator of the chopper as being the Government of Andhra
Pradesh. The revelation comes as the Andhra Pradesh Government set up 14 teams,
each consisting of eight members (112 personnel), to search for Reddy and the
chopper in which he was traveling. Local villagers have also been provided with
torches and other equipment to help in the search of an area that is dominated
by Naxals. The State Government has also asked the Central Government to provide
it with an unmanned aircraft and all-weather Fokker aircraft for the search operation
in the Nanamalla and Seer Sailam forest ranges, where the chopper is believed
to have made an emergency landing due to bad weather. At least seven choppers,
including four from the Indian Air Force (IAF) have been pressed into the rescue
operation. The State Government has also said that it will be giving a fresh update
on the situation at 7 p.m.
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