There is no emergency response and rescue team: Capt Gopinath

The helicopter crash in which Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy and four others were killed exposed the lack of disaster management preparedness in the country, according to Captain GR Gopinath, managing directior of Deccan Aviation. Speaking to this newspaper, Gopinath said the tragedy, in which five persons including YSR were killed, is a grim reminder of the fact that the government lacks a pre-set emergency rescue team. “Due to the lack of this team, the rescue … Copyright : DNA – Daily News & Analysis. Under License from www.3dsyndication.com