Helicopter services to the Uttarakhand’s Kedarnath temple resumed, two days after a chopper crash in the area killed a pilot and six pilgrims.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, a day after the accident, various aviation companies resumed helicopter operations and 981 pilgrims were taken to Kedarnath, according to officials.<\/p>\n
Aryan Aviation, the company to which the ill-fated helicopter belonged, also resumed the service from Masta-Guptkashi to Kedarnath.<\/p>\n
An Aryan Aviation official said on Thursday that a team from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) inspected the company’s helipad at Masta. He said after the completion of their inspection and investigation, the helicopter services restarted.<\/p>\n
The company’s second helicopter made at least six sorties till Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n
At present, eight companies are providing helicopter services to Kedarnath.<\/p>\n
Since the opening of the doors of the Kedarnath shrine in May this year, 1,44,832 pilgrims have travelled to the temple by helicopter.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to reach the temple on Friday morning.<\/p>\n
During his two-and-a-half-hour programme in Kedarnath, Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Gaurikund-Kedarnath ropeway project and offer prayers at the temple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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