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A MiG 17 helicopter of the Indian Air Force crashed near Kedarnath this morning. As we know to expedite the work and transport heavy equipments NIM had constructed giant helipad in between Lord Shiva Temple and chaura bari lake.
A MI 17 chopper of the IAF crashed while landing at the helipad in Kedarnath, Rudraprayag District Magistrate Mangesh Ghildiyal said.
All six people on board ejected safely as the crash took place shortly before touching down at the helipad, he said.
The chopper was carrying heavy mechanical equipment from Guptkashi to Kedarnath for ongoing reconstruction work there, the DM said.All persons on board are safe, they said.
The accident took place around 8.10 AM. A court of inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the accident.
As we know that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is closely monitoring the reconstruction work at Kedarnath. For this he has been supervising the work with drone camera. As we know that during yatra season works could not execute on mass scale because of pilgrims inflow.
