A major accident was averted in Kedarnath, a helicopter broke down in the air, an emergency landing had to be made

A major accident was averted due to the presence of mind of the helicopter pilot in Kedarnath Dham of Uttarakhand. The helicopter had to make an emergency landing due to technical fault in Kedarnath. There were 6 passengers in the helicopter. However, there was no loss of life or property in this accident. Disaster Management Officer of Rudraprayag said that the helicopter was going to Kedarnath Dham from Sirsi helipad with 5 passengers. Meanwhile, a helicopter of Central Aviation Company suddenly developed a technical fault. After this, at 7:05 pm, the helicopter had to make an emergency landing about 100 meters before the Kedarnath Dham helipad.

Helicopter on the way to Kedarnath

During landing, the helicopter was brought straight to the ground. Meanwhile, the rear part of the helicopter got damaged, but all the passengers were evacuated safely. After receiving information about this incident from DJCA, the team has started investigating the accident. The officer quoted the helicopter pilot as saying that all the passengers on board the helicopter are safe. The passengers heaved a sigh of relief after the safe landing of the helicopter.

Let us tell you that the number of devotees coming to Uttarakhand for Chardham Yatra is continuously increasing. Before the Chardham Yatra started on 10 May, 3 lakh 19 thousand pilgrims have arrived in 10 days. While giving information about the Chardham Yatra to Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Radha Raturi said that compared to last year, the number of pilgrims in Yamunotri has increased by 127% and in Kedarnath by 156%.

Helicopter on the way to Kedarnath

Apart from this, the state government has made registration mandatory for pilgrims coming on the Chardham Yatra. These orders have been issued by the Chief Secretary of the state. Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami has already given orders for systematic travel. Apart from this, instructions have also been issued to tour and travel agencies. According to this instruction, instructions have been given to bring only registered passengers.