Uttarakhand makes co-pilots mandatory on Char Dham helicopter flights

A day after a helicopter crash in Joshimath killed six people, including the pilot, the Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority has made co-pilots mandatory on helicopters flying pilgrimage routes. UCADA also ordered all pilots to file a report after every flight detailing weather conditions and other key operational information, as rescuers worked to recover the bodies from the remote site.