Shree Airlines chopper makes emergency landing in Kushma

PARBAT., JUL 02 – A Shree Airlines helicopter heading to Kathmandu from Dolpa district has made an emergency landing at Kushma Bazaar, the district headquarters of Parbat, this morning.

The helicopter made an emergency landing at around 10:00 AM on Tuesday at the Chandika Armed Police Battalion in Kushma Bazaar due to poor visibility.

As many as six people including the members of the crew were on board the chopper when it made the emergency landing .

It has been learnt that the chopper was heading to Pokhara to refill fuel but was forced to make an emergency landing due to adverse weather conditions, according to RSS.

It has been raining heavily in Parbat since morning today while the sky remains cloudy.

The helicopter was chartered to Dolpa on Sunday.