Assam minister's chopper suffers mid-air snag, makes emergency landing?

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Assam minister's chopper suffers mid-air snag, makes emergency landing?

October 18, 2023
Updated: 06:55 pm

Assam minister's chopper suffers mid-air snag, makes emergency landing?

Guwahati, Oct 18 : Assam Tourism Minister Jayanta Malla Baruah's chopper made an emergency landing at Guwahati's Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi airport on Wednesday after it experienced a technical snag midair. According to the officials, Baruah was on a government tour to the South Salmara district. He was returning from there and was supposed to land on a helipad at Khanapara area of the city. "The minister was on board a double engine chopper and one of its engines stopped working in mid-air. This prompted the pilot to initiate an emergency landing at the Guwahati airport instead of Khanapara helipad," the official said. No injuries were reported and the minister is safe. /IANS

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