Helicopter Carrying Uttarakhand Governor Makes Emergency Landing In Srinagar Due To Technical Fault

Uttarakhand Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh helicopter made an emergency landing in Srinagar on Sunday, March 8, 2026. This emergency landing was done due to the technical glitch. As per the information received from Pauri Police, the helicopter experienced "some technical problems," following which it landed at the GVK helipad as a precautionary measure.

Governor Gurmeet Singh was taken to the Police Guest House in Srinagar. 

#WATCH | Uttarakhand | Due to a technical snag in the helicopter of Governor Lieutenant General Gurmit Singh (Retd), an emergency landing was carried out in Srinagar, Pauri Garhwal. The helicopter belongs to the Uttarakhand government.

According to information received from… pic.twitter.com/VYunB4KwuG

— ANI (@ANI) March 8, 2026

Earlier, a helicopter made an emergency landing in the open ground of a school on Kelve Road in Palghar district of Maharashtra on Tuesday, February 10, after developing a technical snag in mid-air after taking off. The chopper took off from Juhu in Mumbai to Surat.

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The incident occurred in the Kelve Road area, where the pilot safely brought the helicopter down in the open ground of Vidya Vaibhav High School, preventing a major mishap. People in the area gathered at the spot after seeing the aircraft land and alerted the police.