IAF choppers made 404 sorties to ferry polling staff in Naxal-hit Bastar during Chhattisgarh 1st phase elections

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 11, 2023

The Indian Air Force conducted 404 sorties with eight MI-17 choppers to transport polling parties and voting machines in Naxal-affected Bastar division during the first phase of Chhattisgarh polls. The helicopters transported 853 polling team members to 156 polling stations in five districts of Bastar division. The operation was...

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Bastar district

District of Chhattisgarh in India

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Aerial service branch of the Indian Armed Forces

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Chhattisgarh

State in central India

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Family of Russian military transport helicopters

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