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Chopper carrying CM Devendra Fadnavis develops snag before take off

PTI
Published : May 12, 2017, 7:30 pm IST
Updated : May 12, 2017, 7:37 pm IST

The pilot of the chopper informed about the technical snag just before the take off, Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police said.

In Nagpur, the chief minister is to attend the programme of Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court.  (Photo: PTI)
 In Nagpur, the chief minister is to attend the programme of Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court. (Photo: PTI)

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had to travel by road from the naxal affected Gadchiroli district to Nagpur after his chopper developed a technical snag before take off, police said.

Fadnavis, who was on a day's visit to Gadchiroli, was to travel to Nagpur, an official said.

"The pilot of the chopper informed about the technical snag just before the take off for Nagpur in the afternoon," Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Abhinav Deshmukh told PTI.

Gadchiroli district collector ASR Nayak said, "One of the engine of the chopper did not start, maybe due to the intense heat. Hence the chief minister was advised to travel by road."

The chief minister left for Nagpur at around 3 pm, he said. In Nagpur, the chief minister is to attend the programme of Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court.

Tags: mumbai, maharashtra, devendra fadnavis, chopper, gadchiroli
Location: India, Maharashtra, Mumbai (Bombay)