Debris of MI-17 chopper airlifted from Kedarnath

The MI-17 chopper caught fire in 2018 after hitting a girder as it tried to land at the helipad near Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand state.

Rudraprayag:A Chinook helicopter on Saturday took off with the debris of an Indian Air Force's MI-17 helicopter that caught fire following a collision with an iron girder while landing at the helipad near Kedarnath temple in 2018.

The debris of the MI-17 helicopter will be carried to a nearby airbase. The preparations for lifting the debris have been going on for the last 15 days. Recently, Air Force officers visited Kedarnath Dham and took stock of the damaged helicopter.

The Chinook helicopter landed at the helipad in Kedarnath on Saturday to carry back the debris of MI-17 helicopter.

In 2018, the Air Force's MI-17 helicopter crashed while landing on the helipad located behind the Kedarnath temple. In the incident, the pilot suffered minor injuries, while the helicopter was badly damaged.

(ANI)