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

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister is now learnt to be going to the airport by road and will return to Lucknow by a state aircraft.

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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.