Yogi Adityanath's chopper makes emergency landing after bird hit in Varanasi

New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's helicopter on Sunday (June 26, 2022) made an emergency landing in Varanasi after it hit a bird hit, minutes after take-off. The Chief Minister had come to Varanasi on Saturday and had paid obeisance at Kashi Vishwanath temple, besides holding a review meeting.

Yogi Adityanath is now learnt to be going to the airport by road and will return to Lucknow by a state aircraft.

यूपी- वाराणसी में यूपी सीएम ⁦@myogiadityanath⁩ के हेलीकॉप्टर की इमरजेंसी लैंडिंग. टेक ऑफ़ के समय पक्षी टकराने के कारण पायलट ने की इमरजेंसी लैंडिंग. अब दूसरे प्लेन से वाराणसी से लखनऊ जाएँगे योगी. pic.twitter.com/TGSvqTbtiW

— Vishal Pandey (@vishalpandeyk) June 26, 2022

More details are awaited.