Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna paid homage to deceased pilot Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal and technician Abhay Ranjan who died in a helicopter crash in Garudchatti on Wednesday afternoon.
A wreath laying ceremony was held at the Sahastradhara Helipad, Dehradun, on Thursday and later taken to Delhi.
The CM Bahuguna appreciated their spirit and dedication towards work and announced monetary relief of `10 lakh, each, for their families. On the occasion, a Guard of Honour was also presented by a police contingent. Speaking during the ceremony, CM stated that the past one month had been very unfortunate for the State. Everyone was helping the victims despite difficult circumstances.
Everyone along with the army was involved in the relief operations and together would face all the difficult circumstances. He added that the helicopter pilots had been given directions to fly only in favourable weather conditions and to take special precautions, even though the situation was improvingsomewhat. It would be pertinent to mention here that Capt Dhaliwal had taken voluntary retirement from defence and joined Transbharat Aviation company, Delhi.
Since retirement, he was residing in Pahadganj Delhi and basically belong to ludhiyana, Punjab. Technician Abhay Ranjan also belonged to Delhi; so both bodies were taken to Delhi after wreath laying ceremony.