CHINOOK HELICOPTERS – DEFENCE & SECURITY
News: Chinook copters join efforts to restore path to Amarnath
What is in the news?
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Recently, The Indian Air
Force has pressed Chinook helicopters into service to help the Border Roads
Organization (BRO) to restore the twin paths to the Amarnath cave shrine.
Chinook helicopters:
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It
is a twin-engined, tandem rotor, heavy-lift helicopter.
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It is an American made
helicopter system.
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Advantages
of Chinook:
○ High Capacity: The
Chinooks can carry goods and cargo of up to 9.6tonnes each.
○ Disaster Management:
The helicopter can also offer support during disaster relief, medical
evacuation, search and rescue missions, aircraft recovery and parachute drops.
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Currently,
it is used by the Indian Air Force.
Border Road Organization:
About:
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It was established for coordinating the speedy development of
a network of roads in the North and the North Eastern border regions of the
country.
Year of establishment: 1960
Nodal ministry:
It was functioning under the Ministry of
Defence.
Functions:
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It has diversified into a
large spectrum of construction and development works comprising airfields,
building projects, defense works and tunneling and has endeared itself to the
people.