Monday, August 19, 2019

Chopper carrying NA chair forced to sudden landing


Pokhara, Aug. 16

A helicopter with Ganesh Prasad Timalsina, Chairman of the National Assembly, on board had a forced landing in East Rukum district due to bad weather on Friday. 


He was returning to Pokhara after inaugurating Dhorpatan Festival in Baglung district on Friday.

The chopper was also carrying Minister for Physical Development of Gandaki Province Ram Sharan Basnet. 


Basnet said that the helicopter flew from Dhorpatan in the morning but bad weather forced it to sudden landing at Bal Jagaran School in Risal Chaur of Bhume Rural Municipality of East Rukum.

“We were preparing to fly to Pokhara but the weather did not allow us to cross the hills. We stayed in the school the whole day and have arrived at the district headquarters in the evening,” he said. 


Police Chief of the district DSP Yogendra Kumar Khadka said that police were sent to the landing location immediately after getting the information.


Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 17 August 2019. 

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