The aircraft, a Cessna 152, took off from Sonari aerodrome in Jamshedpur on Tuesday morning, carrying a pilot and a trainee, before losing contact with Air Traffic Control.

Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud explosion moments before the accident, raising questions about the cause of the derailment.

Despite this marginal relief, the death toll from this year's floods, landslides, and storms has risen to 85, with six additional deaths reported on Monday.

The NDRF, in its statement, said the government has sought pre-deployment of the teams in Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Malappuram, Kollam, Kozhikode, Thrissur and Wayanad districts of the state.