Pithoragarh: A helicopter carrying Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India made an emergency landing in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, on Wednesday due to adverse weather conditions. The chopper was en route to Milam when it was forced to land in Ralam,

There were three people on board the helicopter apart from the pilot. They are all safe and waiting for the weather to clear up to return to Munsiyari, the DM said.

A helicopter carrying Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar had to make an emergency landing in a village near Munsiyari due to bad weather on Wednesday, an official said. Pithoragarh District Magistrate Vinod Girish Goswami said the chopper,

Forced to make an emergency landing in a remote village near Munsiyari due to bad weather on Wednesday, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar spent the night in an uninhabited house in sub-zero temperature along with two pilots and two poll officials.

A helicopter carrying Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made an emergency landing in Ralam village due to bad weather. The helicopter, en route

Chief Election Commissioner's helicopter makes emergency landing near Munsiyari due to bad weather, all safe and waiting for clearance.

The chopper, on its way to Milam glacier, made the emergency landing at Ralam village at around 1.30 pm due to bad weather

Sources said the chopper carrying Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was forced to land in Uttarakhand's Pithoragarh due to bad weather.

On Wednesday, a helicopter carrying Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Uttarakhand’s Additional Chief Election Officer Vijay Kumar Jogdand made an emergency landing in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand.