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New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Federation of Indian Pilots (FIP) has sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention into the "increasingly disturbing pattern" of helicopter accidents in India, particularly those involving operations in the Himalayan region and high-altitude terrain. The FIP has written to the Prime Minister in the wake of the tragic helicopter accident in the Joshimath area of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on October 30, which claimed the lives of all six occupants on board. This tragedy is particularly disturbing when viewed against the backdrop of several helicopter accidents in Uttarakhand and other parts of the country in recent…