By Udumula Sudhakar Reddy The helicopter carrying Chief Minister Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy crashed when it hit a tree on the Rudrakonda hillock in the dense Nallamala forest of Kurnool district on Wednesday.
Search operations took a long time as the area is difficult to access. The helicopter is believed to have been flying low due to bad weather conditions when it hit the tree. The accident took place 44.6 nautical miles from Kurnool and 30 kilometres from Atmakur where the terrain is rugged.
Air Wing Commander Sagar Bharathi along with his team located the accident spot at 10.20 am on Thursday morning.
Atmakur sub-inspector of Police M. Suresh Kumar Reddy, from the crash site said, "The chopper hit the trees. Several trees were burnt. The fuel tank exploded after it hit the trees.The bodies of five victims including that of the Chief Minister were found mutilated. He was identified based on his dhoti and thinning hair. The only body that was not disfigured was that of the chief security officer A.C.S. Wesley."
The wings of the helicopter were not found at the site. Only the tailpiece and parts of the cockpit and fuselage were found. Army helicopters with commandos on board were rushed to the spot. Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy initiated massive administrative reforms and took up various prestigious projects, with a vision to develop the city on par with Shanghai and Singapore.
He gave the city a world class international airport at Shamshabad. Formation of the Greater Hyderabad on April 16, 2007, was yet another milestone achieved by Dr Reddy. The city limits were expanded from 172 sq km to 625 sq km, making it the second largest city in the country after Delhi in terms of area.
The credit of expanding the limits of the HMDA from 2,300 sq km to 6,876 sq km also goes to Dr Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy. He took up major infrastructure projects like construction of Outer Ring Road (ORR) and widening of Inner Ring Road (IRR) for better and faster connectivity.
He took up yet another major project to bring Godavari waters to the city from Pranahita near Karimnagar district. Hyderabadis owe resumption of daily water supply in the city to Dr Reddy.
Dr Reddy initiated construction of over 70,000 houses for the urban poor.Rubber dams, a component of the Musi beautification, was completed after Dr Reddy pulled up the GHMC commissioner, Mr S.P. Singh, in public, and gave him a deadline.Despite pressure on the government exchequer, he did not increase electricity tariff, property tax and water charges.
Search operations took a long time as the area is difficult to access. The helicopter is believed to have been flying low due to bad weather conditions when it hit the tree. The accident took place 44.6 nautical miles from Kurnool and 30 kilometres from Atmakur where the terrain is rugged.
Air Wing Commander Sagar Bharathi along with his team located the accident spot at 10.20 am on Thursday morning.
Atmakur sub-inspector of Police M. Suresh Kumar Reddy, from the crash site said, "The chopper hit the trees. Several trees were burnt. The fuel tank exploded after it hit the trees.The bodies of five victims including that of the Chief Minister were found mutilated. He was identified based on his dhoti and thinning hair. The only body that was not disfigured was that of the chief security officer A.C.S. Wesley."
The wings of the helicopter were not found at the site. Only the tailpiece and parts of the cockpit and fuselage were found. Army helicopters with commandos on board were rushed to the spot. Dr Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy initiated massive administrative reforms and took up various prestigious projects, with a vision to develop the city on par with Shanghai and Singapore.
He gave the city a world class international airport at Shamshabad. Formation of the Greater Hyderabad on April 16, 2007, was yet another milestone achieved by Dr Reddy. The city limits were expanded from 172 sq km to 625 sq km, making it the second largest city in the country after Delhi in terms of area.
The credit of expanding the limits of the HMDA from 2,300 sq km to 6,876 sq km also goes to Dr Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy. He took up major infrastructure projects like construction of Outer Ring Road (ORR) and widening of Inner Ring Road (IRR) for better and faster connectivity.
He took up yet another major project to bring Godavari waters to the city from Pranahita near Karimnagar district. Hyderabadis owe resumption of daily water supply in the city to Dr Reddy.
Dr Reddy initiated construction of over 70,000 houses for the urban poor.Rubber dams, a component of the Musi beautification, was completed after Dr Reddy pulled up the GHMC commissioner, Mr S.P. Singh, in public, and gave him a deadline.Despite pressure on the government exchequer, he did not increase electricity tariff, property tax and water charges.
Very nice presentation sir. But its more than 3years that the event has happened. May be an info on the present CM would be more appreciated
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