THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Sreelakshmi, wife of junior warrant officer A. Pradeep, who died in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, has been appointed in a clerical post in the Thrissur Taluk office. She is an M.Com graduate. Revenue Minister K Rajan said that an order has been issued by the Military Welfare Department in this regard.

Sreelakshmi can join as soon as she receives the appointment order of the District Collector .T he cabinet had decided to give Pradeep's wife a job within a week after the accident. The order was given to Sreelakshmi by Minister after visiting her house in Puthur, Thrissur.

Although the government usually provides employment to relatives of soldiers who have died in war or similar situations, the government has given special consideration to the Coonoor accident.