Helicopter makes emergency landing near Kedarnath shrine
1 year, 2 months ago

Helicopter makes emergency landing near Kedarnath shrine

Hindustan Times  

A helicopter with five pilgrims on board made an emergency landing nearly 100 meters from the Kedarnath shrine helipad on Monday amid fog. “So the pilot showing his presence of mind made a safe landing near Garud Chatti and saved the lives of the five.” Anand Shukla, a temple priest at the Kedarnath Dham, said most helicopter accidents in the region have taken place due to poor visibility and the administration should prohibit chopper operations after 2pm. Rajwar said they have asked the nine chopper operators running the helicopter services to Kedarnath to take utmost care while operating the services and avoid operations after 2pm. In April, a Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority official was killed after a helicopter tail rotor hit him in Kedarnath while he boarding the chopper after an inspection of the helipad The state government has said it will monitor the helicopter services being operated for Kedarnath this season for which nine CCTV cameras will be installed around each helipad from Guptkashi to Kedarnath.

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IAF Chinook, MI17 used to save Kedarnath pilgrims
4 months, 3 weeks ago

IAF Chinook, MI17 used to save Kedarnath pilgrims

Deccan Chronicle  

The State Emergency Operation Center and State Disaster Response Force reported that nearly 3,500 stranded pilgrims had been rescued since Wednesday night. A total of 714 pilgrims were airlifted from the Kedarnath Shrine area, Lincholi, Bhimbali, and Chidbasa to safer locations at Sonprayag and other places. Officials from the state disaster management department confirmed that two Indian Air Force helicopters, …

Chopper makes emergency landing at Kedarnath Temple
7 months ago

Chopper makes emergency landing at Kedarnath Temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: At least half a dozen devotees witnessed tense moments after the helicopter in which they were flying made an emergency landing near the helipad at Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand. The chopper was supposed to land at its designated place but it could not do so due to technical reasons leaving passengers and the ground handling staff in a tense …

Helicopter carrying pilgrims makes emergency landing in Kedarnath
7 months ago

Helicopter carrying pilgrims makes emergency landing in Kedarnath

Live Mint  

A helicopter carrying seven people, including pilgrims, on board, made an emergency landing in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath after developing a technical snag early on Friday. Citing preliminary reports, the official said the helicopter developed a technical problem in its rear motor, prompting the pilot to make an emergency landing a few metres from the helipad in Kedarnath. The Char Dham Yatra …

Helicopter carrying six pilgrims in Kedarnath makes emergency landing
7 months ago

Helicopter carrying six pilgrims in Kedarnath makes emergency landing

Hindustan Times  

Dehradun: A major accident was averted early on Friday after a helicopter carrying seven people, including six pilgrims and the pilot, made an emergency landing after it developed a technical snag while trying to land at the helipad at Kedarnath shrine. Helicopter developed a technical snag while landing at the helipad “Today at around 7am, a helicopter of Kestrel Aviation …

Uttarakhand: Helicopter makes emergency landing due to technical snag in Kedarnath | WATCH
7 months ago

Uttarakhand: Helicopter makes emergency landing due to technical snag in Kedarnath | WATCH

India TV News  

Kedarnath Yatra: A helicopter carrying seven people, including the pilot, made an emergency landing in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath early on Friday due to a technical snag. It developed a technical snag in its rear motor, prompting the pilot to make an emergency landing a few metres from the helipad in Kedarnath, he said citing preliminary reports. FIR against issuance of fake …

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's chopper makes emergency landing in Satara
1 year, 4 months ago

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde's chopper makes emergency landing in Satara

India TV News  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's chopper made an emergency landing in Satara, due to bad weather conditions. Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Sukhu's chopper also made emergency landing Later in the day, Himachal Pradesh's Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s helicopter also made an emergency landing about 500-700 metres away from the landing point in Bithal area of Rampur subdivision on Thursday. …

J-K: Air force helicopter conducts daring operation to airlift stranded chopper near Amarnath cave | VIDEO
1 year, 4 months ago

J-K: Air force helicopter conducts daring operation to airlift stranded chopper near Amarnath cave | VIDEO

India TV News  

In a daring operation, a helicopter of the Indian Air Force Tuesday came to the rescue a stranded chopper to clear a blocked helipad in Jammu and Kashmir. According to officials, the IAF helicopter rescued the private chopper providing heli-services for the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims after it developed some glitch at the Panchtarni helipad of the pilgrimage. WATCH THE VIDEO …

'One skid landing': Army chopper makes emergency landing while on medical duty in Arunachal | VIDEO
1 year, 5 months ago

'One skid landing': Army chopper makes emergency landing while on medical duty in Arunachal | VIDEO

India TV News  

An Advanced Light Helicopter that was supposed to perform a medical evacuation mission on July 7 in Arunachal Pradesh was prevented from reaching the designated location by inclement weather. As per the Indian Army, the helicopter made 'One Skid Landing' on a road. Two pilots killed after Cheetah helicopter crashes near Bomdila Earlier, an Indian Armed Aviation Cheetah helicopter flying …

CCTV to be installed at 9 helipads for close monitoring of services to Kedarnath
1 year, 8 months ago

CCTV to be installed at 9 helipads for close monitoring of services to Kedarnath

Hindustan Times  

The Uttarakhand government has decided to closely monitor the helicopter services being operated for Kedarnath during the Char Dham yatra season for which it has begun the exercise to install nine CCTV cameras around each helipad in Guptkashi to Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district. Yogendra Gangwar, deputy director of tourism, said, “Around nine CCTV cameras will be installed at helipads from …

Kedarnath helicopter ticket bookings to start from THIS date. Details here
1 year, 8 months ago

Kedarnath helicopter ticket bookings to start from THIS date. Details here

Live Mint  

The gates of the holy Kedarnath Dham will open on 25 April. IRCTC recently signed an MoU with Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority for a period of 5 years for providing Helicopter ticket booking service to the pilgrims of Shri Kedarnath Dham. As per the official website notice, “Helicopter services for 2023 Shri Kedarnath Dham Yatra will be booked through …

Direct chopper service to Manimahesh lake during yatra this year
1 year, 8 months ago

Direct chopper service to Manimahesh lake during yatra this year

Hindustan Times  

The pilgrims undertaking Manimahesh yatra this year would be able to directly fly to the Manimahesh Lake as the tourism department is constructing a helipad near the lake. For the first time, devotees would get the facility of a chopper ride from Bharmour directly to Manimahesh Lake and two helicopters would be engaged for the service, he said. Lakhs of …

Rajasthan: IAF helicopter makes emergency landing in Jodhpur after glitch
1 year, 9 months ago

Rajasthan: IAF helicopter makes emergency landing in Jodhpur after glitch

India TV News  

Rajasthan: An India Air Force Mi-17 helicopter with 20 airmen made an emergency landing in the Lohawat area of Jodhpur. The helicopter made a precautionary landing due to some technical glitch on Sunday afternoon. According to Badri Prasad, Circle Inspector, Lohawat Police Station, two MI-17 helicopters of the Indian Air Force had taken off from the Jodhpur air force station …

Arunachal Pradesh: 3 military personnel martyred in ALH helicopter crash, 2 bodies found
2 years, 2 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh: 3 military personnel martyred in ALH helicopter crash, 2 bodies found

Firstpost  

The Advanced Light Helicopter crashed near the Tuting area in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district at around 10:40 am on Friday, according to Defence PRO, Guwahati Itanagar : Three military personnel have reportedly been martyred after an ALH Dhruv helicopter crashed in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday. According to news agency ANI, the bodies of two …

Helicopter Services to Kedarnath Resume Two Days After Chopper Crash
2 years, 2 months ago

Helicopter Services to Kedarnath Resume Two Days After Chopper Crash

News 18  

Helicopter services to the Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath temple resumed, two days after a chopper crash in the area killed a pilot and six pilgrims. On Wednesday, a day after the accident, various aviation companies resumed helicopter operations and 981 pilgrims were taken to Kedarnath, according to officials. Aryan Aviation, the company to which the ill-fated helicopter belonged, also resumed the service …

Uttarakhand: Helicopter Crashed Within Seconds After Takeoff, Says Security Guard Deployed at Kedarnath Helipad
2 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand: Helicopter Crashed Within Seconds After Takeoff, Says Security Guard Deployed at Kedarnath Helipad

News 18  

The helicopter, which crashed near Kedarnath on Tuesday killing seven people on board, met with the accident hardly five-six seconds after taking off from the helipad near the Himalayan temple. The chopper of Aryan Aviation Pvt Ltd hit a hillock amid dense fog and crashed within seconds after taking off near Garurchatti which is barely two km from Kedarnath, Manohar …

Seven dead in helicopter crash in Kedarnath
2 years, 2 months ago

Seven dead in helicopter crash in Kedarnath

The Hindu  

Seven people, including the pilot, died after a helicopter ferrying pilgrims back from Kedarnath shrine crashed midway, before reaching the base station, near Garud Chatti on October 18. A team of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau will be probing the helicopter crash near Kedarnath in Uttarakhand that killed seven pilgrims on Tuesday, according to a senior official. President Droupadi Murmu …

Uttarakhand: 6 Pilgrims, Pilot Killed As Chopper Crashes Near Kedarnath; PM Modi Expresses Grief
2 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand: 6 Pilgrims, Pilot Killed As Chopper Crashes Near Kedarnath; PM Modi Expresses Grief

News 18  

Six pilgrims and a pilot were on Tuesday killed on the spot after a helicopter ferrying them from Kedarnath temple to Guptkashi in Uttarakhand crashed into a hill due to poor visibility. PMO India October 18, 2022 According to the Rudraprayag disaster management office, the six victims killed in the Bell 407 crash are Poorva Ramanuj, Kriti Brar and Urvi …

IAF helicopter makes emergency landing in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district; crew safe
2 years, 4 months ago

IAF helicopter makes emergency landing in Rajasthan's Hanumangarh district; crew safe

India TV News  

Highlights The Indian Air Force chopper had developed a technical snag The helicopter landed at a farm field in Hanumangarh Visuals from the site showed locals gathered around the chopper as it landed in the field IAF helicopter emergency landing: A helicopter of the Indian Air Force made an emergency landing in Rajasthan on Tuesday. Station House Officer of Sangaria …

Amarnath Cloudburst: IAF deploys eight helicopters as part of the rescue and relief operations
2 years, 5 months ago

Amarnath Cloudburst: IAF deploys eight helicopters as part of the rescue and relief operations

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force on Saturday said it deployed eight helicopters as part of the rescue and relief operations following the cloudburst incident near the Amarnath cave shrine. The IAF said four Mi-17V5 and four Cheetal helicopters were deployed for rescue and relief efforts at the Amarnath shrine. "The Cheetal helicopters flew 45 sorties, inducting five NDRF and Army personnel …

Kedarnath Yatra From May 6, Pilgrims Can Now Book Helicopter Service Online
2 years, 8 months ago

Kedarnath Yatra From May 6, Pilgrims Can Now Book Helicopter Service Online

News 18  

The preparations for the Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand are in full swing. The devotees who are planning to visit the Kedarnath temple can now book the helicopter service online. As the Kedarnath temple is located in the high reaches of Uttarakhand and it has a tough terrain, it’s not easy for all pilgrims to complete the yatra by foot. The …

Army chopper forced to crash land in Udhampur, both pilots succumb to injuries
3 years, 3 months ago

Army chopper forced to crash land in Udhampur, both pilots succumb to injuries

India Today  

An Indian Army helicopter with two personnel on board was forced to crash land at Shiv Garh Dhar in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. In a statement, the Indian Army said, "Today during a training sortie in Patnitop area, an Indian Army Cheetah Helicopter crash-landed in Shiv Garh Dhar area in Udhampur district. DIG Udhampur Suleman Chowdhry had said …

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