The helicopter ferrying President Droupadi Murmu, who was on her way to the Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, got stuck at the helipad on landing at Pramadam, near Pathanamthitta, Kerala, on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) morning.

The chopper made a safe touchdown at the newly prepared helipad around 9.05 a.m., but its tyres sank slightly into the freshly laid concrete soon after the President disembarked. The President, however, continued her journey to Pampa by road without any delay.

Adverse weather

According to official sources, work on the helipad at the Pramadam Indoor Stadium had been completed only a few hours before the presidential flight arrived. Initially, the President was scheduled to land at Nilackal, but in consideration of the inclement weather conditions prevailing in the regio

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