India, June 17 -- The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday resumed chopper services on the Char Dham route that were halted after a helicopter carrying pilgrims from Kedarnath crashed on June 15, killing all seven people aboard.

The crash was the fifth incident involving choppers deployed on the Char Dham route in six weeks: three emergency landings and another crash have killed six people during this period.

Uttarakhand Civil Aviation Development Authority (UCADA) chief executive officer (CEO) Sonika (who goes by a single name) said the chopper services had been resumed with stricter monitoring.

The helicopters will fly only if the weather conditions are favourable, she said.

"After making arrangements for close monitoring...the chopper...