Pawan Hans chopper makes emergency landing on road

Bhubaneswar: A Pawan Hans chopper today made an emergency landing on road due to inclement weather near Machara Chhak in Koraput district.

The chopper was on its way to Koraput from Bhubaneswar when the weather deteriorated forcing the pilot to land it on the road. The helicopter has reportedly not suffered any damage.

The chopper would have carried BSF jawans from Koraput to Visakhapatnam.

Odisha has been experiencing heavy rain since Sunday resulting in flash floods. Besides, IMD has warned that a low pressure over the Bay of Bengal is likely to turn into depression during the next 24 hours resulting in further rain deteriorating the weather in the State.