A senior police officer explained that the stadium was chosen as the landing site at the last minute. Consequently, the helipad was constructed late on Tuesday. The original plan was for the helicopter to land at Nilackal near Pamba, but inclement weather led to the change in location

The wheels of President Droupadi Murmu's helicopter were stuck in a depression on a newly concreted helipad at the Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium in Pramadam, Kerala, on Wednesday morning, news agency PTI reported. The incident occurred when the President’s helicopter landed for her Sabarimala visit. Read More

Once the President left for Pamba by road, TV visuals showed police and fire force personnel working to push the helicopter's wheels out of the depressions that formed as a result of the landing.

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