Bad weather forced the pilot of the helicopter carrying the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on board to make an emergency landing on Saturday.
The CM and other occupants are safe. The helicopter was on its way from Dehradun to Rudrapur when the pilot opted for emergency landing at Kailakhan of Nainital.
The CM then proceeded on road from Kailakhan to Kathgodam. He then left for Rudrapur.
The CM who had to attend many programmes at Rudrapur left from GTC helipad in Dehradun at 10 am on Saturday. After night stay in Rudrapur, the CM would leave for Delhi on Sunday.