As Gujarat marks the first anniversary of the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad, the state government has announced plans to redevelop the crash site at B.J. Medical College into a seven-block hostel complex for medical students. A prayer meeting will also be held for victims. The crash, which killed 260 people, remains one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters.
Gandhinagar: As Gujarat prepares to mark the first anniversary of the Air India AI-171 crash on Friday, the state government has reaffirmed plans to redevelop the site where the aircraft struck the hostel complex of B.J. Medical College, with a seven-block accommodation facility for medical students proposed at the location.
The anniversary will also be observed with a prayer meeting at Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for those who lost their lives in the disaster.
The London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12 last year, killing 260 people, including passengers, crew members and people on the ground, after the aircraft struck the medical college hostel complex.
It remains one of the deadliest aviation disasters in India in recent decades.
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