Darjeeling: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's scheduled visit to Bhutan was disrupted on Thursday after her plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Bagdogra Airport in Darjeeling. The plane's emergency landing was attributed to adverse weather conditions, with heavy rain and low pressure rendering it impossible for the aircraft to continue its journey to Bhutan.

According to reports, the Finance Minister's plane departed for Bhutan on Thursday afternoon, but the inclement weather conditions soon took a turn for the worse. Amidst worsening weather conditions, the pilot deemed it necessary to divert the flight to Bagdogra Airport in Darjeeling, where the plane made an emergency landing.

Sitharaman's official schedule indicated her arrival in Bhutan was slated for Octobe

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