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President Droupadi Murmu's helicopter wheels got stuck in depressions on a freshly concreted helipad at Pramadam. The incident occurred as she landed in Kerala for her Sabarimala visit.
Helicopter carrying President Draupadi Murmu got stuck on helipad. (Photo: Screengrab)
Thiruvananthpuram,UPDATED: Oct 22, 2025 10:57 IST
The wheels of the helicopter which carried President Droupadi Murmu for her Sabarimala visit got stuck in a depression in the newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium at Pramadam here when it landed on Wednesday morning.
After the President left for Pamba by road, visuals on TV channels showed several policemen and fire force personnel pushing the helicopter's wheels out of the small depressions created when it landed on the concrete.
#WATCH | Kerala: A portion of the helipad tarmac sank in after a chopper carrying President Droupdi Murmu landed at Pramadam Stadium. Police and fire department personnel deployed at the spot physically pushed the helicopter out of the sunken spot. pic.twitter.com/QDmf28PqIb— ANI (@ANI) October 22, 2025
A senior police officer of the district said that the stadium was fixed as the location for landing the helicopter at the last moment and therefore, the helipad was created there late on Tuesday.
The landing was originally planned at Nilackal near Pamba, but it was changed to Pramadam due to inclement weather.
"The concrete had not set completely and therefore, it could not handle the helicopter's weight when it landed and depressions were formed where the wheels touched the ground," the officer said.
The President, who arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday evening for a four-day official visit to the southern state, left for Pathanamthitta district, where the hill shrine is located, this morning.
From Pramadam, Murmu is travelling to Pamba, the foothills of Sabarimala, via road.
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Published By:
Harshita Das
Published On:
Oct 22, 2025
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