• By PTI
  • Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:21 PM (IST)
  • Source:PTI

Inclement weather forced West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari''s helicopter to make an emergency landing at Kolaghat in Purba Medinipur district on Tuesday, officials said.

Adhikari – who is supposed to attend multiple programmes in districts – was subsequently headed for his destination in Keshpur in Paschim Medinipur district by road, they added.

Following his programme at Keshpur, where Adhikari is supposed to address a gathering while paying his respects to martyr and revolutionary freedom fighter Khudiram Bose on his death anniversary, the CM is due to travel to Bankura district, where he has an administrative meeting scheduled.

It wasn't immediately clear whether Adhikari would make his onward journey to Bankura by road or aerial route.

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Earlier, at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, Adhikari''s helicopter had developed a technical snag which was quickly rectified before the chief minister boarded it, a source revealed.

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Despite setting off for his destination in the same helicopter, unfavourable weather in Keshpur, which experienced a few spells of thundershowers on Tuesday morning leading to waterlogging at the makeshift helipad at the venue, forced Adhikari to land at Kolaghat and travel the rest of the distance by car.

(Note: Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by The Daily Jagran staff. Credit: PTI)


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