India, Oct. 22 -- Part of a helipad on which President Droupadi Murmu's helicopter landed in Kerala's Pathanamthitta collapsed shortly after the touchdown on Wednesday morning, necessitating the need for policemen and other personnel to push the chopper's wheels out of the caved in portion.

The chopper, carrying President Droupadi Murmu, had landed at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pathanamthitta's Pramadam for her Sabarimala visit.

A senior police officer of the district said that the decision to land President Murmu's helicopter at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium was made at the last moment, after which the helipad was created there late on Tuesday, according to PTI news agency.

The landing was originally planned at Nilackal near Pamba,...