New Delhi, June 16 -- Helicopter crashes or emergency landings are occurring at an alarming frequency on the Char Dham Yatra route in Uttarakhand, causing concern among people and the administration. On Sunday morning, a helicopter from Aryan Aviation Pvt Ltd carrying six people including a child crashed while returning from Kedarnath near Guptkashi is the fifth mishap involving a helicopter on the pilgrimage route this year.
A Kestrel Aviation helicopter en route Kedarnath made an emergency landing on the highway in Rudraprayag district on June 7 after developing a technical snag shortly after take-off.
It made a hard landing on the road close to populated buildings, with its tail rotor hitting a parked car. All pilgrims on board, as wel...