{"id":123366,"date":"2018-05-24T18:35:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-24T18:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/?p=123366"},"modified":"2018-05-24T18:35:57","modified_gmt":"2018-05-24T18:35:57","slug":"iaf-effort-contain-forest-fire-katra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/123366","title":{"rendered":"IAF effort to contain Forest Fire at Katra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-123368\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PPN2405201804.jpg\" alt=\"PPN2405201804\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PPN2405201804.jpg 800w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PPN2405201804-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/> Jalandhar, May 24 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; IAF has pressed into service its MLH class helicopter using Bambi Buckets, to contain the forest fire at Katra. The operations started this morning wherein two helicopters, one each of the Daring Dragons and of Snow Leopards units, of the Western Air Command were launched. The&nbsp; helicopters filled in water from the Reasi water reservoir in the specially built Bambi Buckets which can carry approximately 2500 ltrs of water at a time.&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-123369\" src=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PPN2405201805.jpg\" alt=\"PPN2405201805\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PPN2405201805.jpg 800w, https:\/\/punjabpost.in\/welcome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/PPN2405201805-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>The first drop was done in the area of the new track from Ardhkuwari to Bhawan. \u201cIt was a daunting task keeping in mind the challenging terrain and high tension cables in the area\u201d said the captain of the lead aircraft Wing Commander Vikram. Operation of these types requires special skills by the pilot who flies with a very heavy load underslung. The operations are scheduled to continue through the day till the fire is contained\u201d said Wing Commander Rahul the captain of the second aircraft. A reccee of the area was carried out yesterday to ascertain the complexities of the operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jalandhar, May 24 (Punjab Post Bureau) &#8211; IAF has pressed into service its MLH class helicopter using Bambi Buckets, to contain the forest fire at Katra. The operations started this morning wherein two helicopters, one each of the Daring Dragons and of Snow Leopards units, of the Western Air Command were launched. 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