West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari's helicopter made an emergency landing on Tuesday due to bad weather. As per officials, the BJP leader's helicopter was made to land in Bengal's Kolaghat region.
As per officials, the BJP leader's helicopter was made to land in Bengal's Kolaghat region. (PTI)
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The CM had left by helicopter from Dumdum for Keshpur, but the pilot decided to land at an open ground in Kolaghat as a precaution, officials told news agency PTI.
As per reports, Adhikari was on his way to Keshpur to attend a programme to pay respect to freedom fighter Khudiram Bose.
Following the landing, it wasn't made clear whether the Bengal CM would make his onward journey to Bankura by road or aerial route.
Ahead of the emergency landing, sources familiar with the matter told PTI that Adhikari's helicopter had developed a technical snag, which was quickly rectified before the BJP leader boarded it at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata.
Despite setting off for his destination in the same helicopter, unfavourable weather in Keshpur, which experienced a few spells of thundershowers on Tuesday morning, leading to waterlogging at the makeshift helipad at the venue, forced Adhikari to land at Kolaghat and travel the rest of the distance by car.
Rain alert for Bengal
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Parts of South Bengal are expected to receive more showers as the monsoon continues to wreak havoc across India.
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Parts of South Bengal are expected to receive more showers as the monsoon continues to wreak havoc across India.
As per the India Meteorological Department, Jhargram, South 24 Parganas, Paschim and Purba Medinipur districts are expected to receive heavy rainfall from Wednesday onwards.
Based on the forecast issued by the IMD, the eastern state is expected to witness light to moderate rain and thundershowers over the next seven days.
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