Nirmala Sitharaman's Bhutan-bound flight makes emergency landing in Siliguri due to bad weather

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman’s flight to Bhutan made an emergency landing on Thursday afternoon due to severe bad weather.

The aircraft, carrying the Union Minister and her delegation, was forced to land at Bagdogra Airport in Siliguri for safety reasons after encountering heavy rainfall and low atmospheric pressure.

As per Sitharaman’s official itinerary, she was



scheduled to arrive in Bhutan today. However, due to the adverse weather conditions, she will spend the night in Siliguri. Administrative sources confirmed that the Finance Minister will resume her journey to Bhutan on Friday morning, depending on the improvement in weather conditions.

Sitharaman is leading the Indian delegation from the Department of Economic Affairs on an official visit to Bhutan from October 30 to November 2, 2025.