Kolkata May 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed relief after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and five others survived a crash landing of their helicopter.
Thank God that @Dev_Fadnavis and his team members are safe after the helicopter accident. Wish him well Banerjee said in a tweet.
Fadnavis and five others on Thursday had a providential escape when their chopper crash-landed after it got entangled in overhead electric cables in Latur district.
The Maharashtra government s Sikorsky helicopter VT-CMM took off from Nilanga town near Latur around noon with six persons including Fadnavis two crew members and three other officials.
However shortly after take-off the pilot noticed variable wind patterns and decided to return to the helipad a Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) official said.
--IANS
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Mamata expresses relief after Fadnavis survives chopper accident
