Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held extensive talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Gantz.
Rajnath Singh lauded the efforts of the TMR team, saying, "The location where the TMR team was positioned has seen zero casualties due to avalanches."
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Tamil Nadu counterpart MK Stalin had sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajnath Singh’s intervention in the matter.
On January 8, Singh spoke at a webinar in which 100 new Sainik schools offered an opportunity for females to join the Armed Forces.
According to a PTI citing sources, the team had already concluded its investigation, analysing all possible causes for the disaster, including suspected human error or the crew's disoriented when the helicopter was prepared to land.
Jammu and Kashmir has nine of the 27 bridges, Ladakh has five, Himachal Pradesh has five, Uttarakhand has three, and Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim each have one.
Consider renaming all these roads and buildings after brave Indian soldiers and creators of modern India, Rajnath suggested.
Abdullah also stated that Muslims in India have suffered due to partition and that animosity between India and Pakistan exacerbates religious tensions.
The bodies were brought in an Indian Air Force C-130J aircraft that landed at the Palam Airbase at around 7.35pm.