Dense fog forces PM Modi’s helicopter to abort landing in West Bengal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address the Taherpur rally in West Bengal’s Nadia district in virtual mode after dense fog prevented his helicopter from landing at the venue and forced him to return to the Kolkata airport on Saturday, an official said.

Owing to low visibility, the PM’s chopper made a U-turn after hovering over the makeshift helipad ground in Taherpur for a while and returned to Kolkata airport, he said.

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updates from the airport suggested that preparations were underway to convert the airport’s VIP lounge into a space from where the Prime Minister could address the waiting crowd in virtual mode, since reaching the rally venue in Nadia district by road could cause major delays and upset his day’s itinerary, the official said.

Modi is scheduled to reach Guwahati later in the day for a two-day Assam visit, where he is scheduled to attend multiple programmes.