Mumbai: Security officials went into a tizzy on Friday as Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis's helicopter developed a snag in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra.
Gadchiroli district is affected by left wing extremism and it was extremely important from the security point of view to get the chief minister out of the area before it became dark.
As the chopper failed to take off, the chief minister drove towards Nagpur to not waste more time. Officials blamed the snag on excessive heat.
The chief minister left for Nagpur at around 3 pm to attend the programme of Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court. He was also scheduled to visit Narkhed which was cancelled.
"The pilot of the chopper informed about the technical snag just before the take-off for Nagpur in the afternoon. Hence we had to take the decision of travelling by road," he said.
Gadchiroli district is affected by left wing extremism and it was extremely important from the security point of view to get the chief minister out of the area before it became dark.
As the chopper failed to take off, the chief minister drove towards Nagpur to not waste more time. Officials blamed the snag on excessive heat.
The chief minister left for Nagpur at around 3 pm to attend the programme of Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court. He was also scheduled to visit Narkhed which was cancelled.
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"The pilot of the chopper informed about the technical snag just before the take-off for Nagpur in the afternoon. Hence we had to take the decision of travelling by road," he said.
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