Tag : Arunachal chief minister's chopper lands safely in Bhutan,Arunachal Pradesh CM Khandu safe, chopper lands safely in Bhutan
A helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu and four others made a precautionary landing in Bhutan Saturday after it lost radio contact for close to four hours due to bad weather, an official said. All on board are safe.
“The latest information is that the helicopter carrying the chief minister probably landed somewhere in eastern Bhutan close to Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh probably due to bad weather. But the good news is that all the five on board are safe,” Kiren Rijiju, the adviser to the chief minister, told IANS.
A Pawan Hans Helicopter, which was flying from Tawang to Itanagar with Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, has landed safely in Bhutan after going missing since 10 am on Saturday morning.
The Arunachal chief minister is soon going to board a flight back to India as soon as possible.
Khandu was accompanied by two of his personal aides. The chopper had taken off from Tawang at 9:56 am and was to land at Itanagar at 11:30 am. It was last sighted at Sela Pass, 20 minutes after taking off from Tawang.
"The bad weather forced pilot to make an emergency landing wherever he can do. All measures were being taken by the state government to find out the Chief Minister's chopper," said Member of Parliament from Arunachal Pradesh Takam Sanjoy.
The Eurocopter AS350 B3 helicopter owned by Pawan Hans Helicopter Private Ltd took off from Tawang helipad, perched at an altitude of 11,000 feet, for state capital Itanagar at 9.50 a.m. The helicopter was scheduled to land at 11.30 a.m.
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