Remembering the air crash
The Hindu
The tragedy showed resilience of personnel involved in the relief work: Prabhakar Sharma
Standing outside the memorial of air crash victims, former Additional Deputy Commissioner S.A. Prabhakar Sharma cannot forget the days spent following the air crash that occurred here 11 years ago in which 158 persons died. “Those images still come before me. Cannot forget the days following the tragedy,” said Mr. Sharma, who held the charge of Deputy Commissioner as V. Ponnuraj (presently Managing Director of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited) had gone abroad for training.More Related News
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