Following the tragic loss of over 260 lives in Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the crash site on Friday, June 13. He took stock of the site of the Air India plane crash and then proceeded to the Civil Hospital in the city to meet with those injured in mishap that took place a day ago.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu, Union MoS Murlidhar Mohol and State Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi accompanied PM Modi during his visit.

Visuals surfaced from his arrival at the Civil Hospital in the Meghaninagar area. While the operations at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport have resumed to normal, the horror of the fatal flight has not sunk in. PM promptly visited the BJMC hostel site which showed a huge infrastructural loss.

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Bound for London, the Air India flight AI-171 crashed merely seconds after its take off from the Ahmedabad International Airport. Carry 53 British nationals, 7 Portugals and 1 Canadian, the massive aviation tragedy garnered global attention.

Hours after the tragedy, Home Minister Amit Shah visited the site and obtained detailed information about the entire incident. Shah said that there was no chance of saving anyone in the London-bound Air India plane crash because of the high temperature caused by the burning of almost 125,000 litres of fuel in the aircraft.
Expressing condolences to family members of those killed, Shah said the exact number of deaths will be officially released only after DNA tests. Shah revealed that approximately 1000 DNA tests have been conducted so far. Visuals of family members waiting at the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital surfaced.

On the flight were 169 Indians who were exhumed after “125,000 litres of fuel” triggered the fire, revealed Shah. As rescue operations are still underway, the need for a formal investigation was expressed after the fatal flight.

After-care of the Air-India tragedy

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau is a division of the Ministry of Civil Aviation tasked with probing aircraft accidents in India. A formal investigation has been launched by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the deadly crash of Air India flight 171 that killed 241 people onboard, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu confirmed on Thursday.

He informed that the Indian government was also constituting a high-level committee of people with expertise in multiple disciplines to examine the crash incident and devise ways to strengthen aviation safety by preventing such incidents in the future.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a federal agency authorised by Congress to investigate civil aviation accidents in the United States (US), is gearing up to send a team of investigators to India to assist with probing the deadly Ahmedabad plane crash.

The Tata group-owned airline has set up a dedicated passenger hotline number, 1800 5691 444, to provide more information. Those calling from outside India can call +91 8062779200. The Tata Group has announced a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the families of each person who lost their lives in the crash