Ahmedabad plane crash: B J Medical College hostel a ruin, trauma lingers 6 months on

• Six months after the AI-171 plane crash, the B J Medical College hostel complex in Ahmedabad remains in ruins.
• The crash, involving Air India flight AI-171 on June 12, killed 260 people.
• The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into the hostel complex shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
• The crash site is abandoned, with entry prohibited, and investigations are ongoing.
• Local residents are still traumatized, with many feeling fear when planes fly overhead.

Why It Matters: The crash's lasting trauma and physical devastation still haunt the community.