The state government had earlier stated that samples of 250 victims, including persons on board the ill-fated flight as well as those killed on the ground, had been collected for identification.

The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 persons on board crashed into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1.39 p.m. on June 12. While 241 persons on board the aircraft died, one passenger miraculously survived.

The civil superintendent appealed to them not to panic over the time-consuming process of matching DNA samples with mortal remains.

Air India flight AI171, a Boeing 787-8 carrying 242 people, crashed after taking off from Ahmedabad on its way to London.

The incident follows the Air India crash in Ahmedabad when a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed minutes after taking off, killing 241 people onboard.