The helicopter carrying President Droupadi Murmu, who was on her way to the famed Sabarimala Ayyappa temple, got stuck at the helipad on landing at Pramadam, near Pathanamthitta, Kerala on Wednesday morning.
The helicopter’s tires sank slightly into the freshly laid concrete at the Konni Pramadam Indoor Stadium near Pathanamthitta. However, the President continued her journey to Pampa by road without any delay.
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The helicopter was initially scheduled to land at Nilakkal for the President’s Sabarimala visit. However, due to adverse weather conditions, including heavy rain, the landing site was shifted at the last minute to the Pramadam Indoor Stadium. To prepare the helipad, concrete was poured at Pramadam that morning. The helicopter landed before the concrete had hardened,