Air India plane crash | Bihar govt issues helpline numbers

The Disaster Management Department of the state has promised to help the victims if any.

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Patna: The Bihar government on Friday started a helpline, appealing to people to provide information about any victim of the Ahmedabad plane crash hailing from the state.

A London-bound Air India plane crashed into a medical college complex moments after taking off from the Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, killing 241 of the 242 people on board.

In a statement, the Disaster Management Department (DMD) said that if anyone comes to know about victims of the plane crash hailing from Bihar can share information on helplines, 0612-2294204, 0612-2294205 and 1070.

The DMD will provide all assistance to the victim, if any, hailing from the state, in that case, it said.