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The family of Dr.Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy, who perished in the chopper crash at Nallamala, will get Rs.1 crore asinsurance payment from Reliance Money.Similarly, insurance amounts of Rs 1 crore each would be given to the families of the special secretary, Mr P. Subramanyam, and the chief security officer, Mr Wesley, who died in the crash along with YSR.Families of the pilot, Group Captain S.K. Bhatia and the co-pilot, Mr M.S. Reddy, are eligible for insurance payment of Rs 2 crore each as their licences were also insured.According to AP Aviation Corporation officials, Reliance Money will also pay Rs 11 crore to the state government as insurance claim for the Bell-430 helicopter that was completely smashed up in the mishap.“We have already submitted insurance papers to Reliance Money which in turn agreed to pay Rs 18 crore as insurance amount,” said Mr.K.V. Brahamananda Reddy, managing director of the corporation.“The kin of the dead will get Rs 7 crore very shortly.”The state government bought the helicopter in 1998 for Rs 38 crore. The corporation pays Rs 80 lakh as premium for the insurance of the helicopter as well as travellers.Earlier, each person was eligible for Rs.10 lakh insurance amount. Last year, the corporation enhanced it to Rs 1 crore.Meanwhile, senior representatives of Bell Helicopter, Mr Herrold Barrentin and Mr George Johnson, came to Hyderabad from US on Tuesday and inspected the wreckage.Mr Singh Dev, head of the company’s India wing, and Mr Sanjay, a senior DGCA official, also interacted withthe officials of Andhra Pradesh Aviation Corporation which maintained the helicopter.
--DC