The indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter 'Dhruv', has commenced operations and are back in action after almost two months of grounding, reported Times Now.

The 250-odd Advanced Light Helicopters (ALHs) with the armed forces, grounded for a month after a naval version went down, are now back in action, but only in a part-time manner. Each DHRUV, it has been decided, sources said, will fly for 100 hours and then, will have to undergo another check. If found acceptable, they will be cleared to fly in a more normal manner.

After a “special technical instruction,” from Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) the manufacturers, there are checks still going on. The problem appears to be, sources said, “the fitment of the control rod.” And checks revealed that the control rod of some more helicopters was also not as up to the mark as they should be.

There was some discussion about replacing the rods, which are made of aluminium with ones of steel. It was a faulty control rod, which is in the gearbox, that led to the crash of a naval ALH earlier this year. Naturally, control rods of all DHRUVs are being checked to see if they’re in good shape. And the ones cleared to fly are back in the air.