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| Two choppers make emergency landing in Reasi district | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jul 23 : Two helicopters of private companies today made an emergency landing at different places in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir due to inclement weather, sources here said.
A helicopter of Deccan Aviation Ltd had to make an emergency landing at the Stadium in Katra town of Reasi district, official sources said.
''The helicopter took off from a helipad near Mata Vaishnodevi cave shrine on Trikuta Hills and made an emergency landing at Katra after the pilot failed to see the helipad due to poor visibility,'' sources added.
There was no passenger in the Deccan copter, operated by single pilot, when it made the landing, the officer informed.
Deccan Aviation Ltd operates helicopters from Katra town to the helipad close to the holy shrine on Katra hills.
Meanwhile, in another incident, a helicopter of Himalaya Airways Pvt Ltd made an emergency landing this morning due to a technical snag at Chanka-Thanpal area near Arnas in Reasi district.
Besides the pilot, there were three people on board the helicopter,'' sources said, adding that it was on its way from Srinagar to Jammu and had left for the destination at 1235 hrs.
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