Chopper lying idle for 6 months for want of pilot

A battle-ready BSF 'Dhruv' helicopter, deployed for undertaking sorties to aid anti-Naxal operations, is lying idle for close to six months in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur as authorities are not able to find a pilot to fly the machine.
The air wing of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), already hard-pressed for rationalising sorties for air support missions in Naxal hotbeds of Maoist violence-affected states, is in talks with helicopter company Pawan Hans to find a "principal pilot" for the machine.
The chopper, an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) 'Dhruv' manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has been embossed with the Border Security Force (BSF) logo and colours and carries the registration number "VT-HAA".

It is parked since November last year in the military hangar located at the Mana airport in Raipur.
"MHA and BSF are looking for a pilot to fly the machine but nothing has been worked out till now. The co-pilot and other technicians are in place. This is unfortunate but the issue is being thrashed out," top sources dealing with anti-Naxal air operations said.
BSF has also approached HAL in this regard while it expects that a suitable candidate from the Indian Air Force or an ex-Air Force pilot could come to its aid.