Two Border Security Force teams from the frontier headquarters of the force have also been sent to the accident site, a BSF officer said.
Personnel from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), who provide a counter-terrorist security cover to the airport, were among the first rescuers to have reached the crash site along with local fire and police officials.
A London-bound Air India flight (AI171), carrying crew and 242 passengers, crashed shortly after take off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad around 1:40 pm. Several casualties are feared. PTI NES HIG