President Droupadi Murmu's official trip to Kerala faced an unforeseen snag on Wednesday morning when her helicopter got stuck in a new concrete helipad soon after touching down at the Pramadam Indoor Stadium in Pathanamthitta.

Emergency responders, such as police and fire officials, had to physically push the plane to safety before the President could proceed with her journey to the Sabarimala temple.

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Helipad Fails Under Chopper's Weight

The helicopter, initially planned to land at Nilakkal, had its landing point switched to Pramadam at the eleventh hour by reason of bad weather.

When the chopper landed at Pramadam, its wheels slipped into the newly concreted temporary helipad surface that had not yet set, making a depression that had trapped the ai

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