Chidambaram changes helicopter

Srinagar, June 22 (PTI) Indian Home Minister P
Chidambaram was Wednesday forced to change his helicopter
while on way to Gurez from Pahalgam in Kashmir Valley in the
northern Indian state Jammu and Kashmir following a problem in
one of the two engines of the Border Security Force (BSF)
chopper, 20 minutes after take off.
Official sources said the pilot reported that one of
the two engines of MI-17 was not responding properly and it
would not be advisble to carry on with the flight to the
border area of Gurez in North Kashmir.
The helicopter carrying the VIP, Chief of BSF and CRPF
Raman Srivastava and K Vijaya Kumar respectively and other
senior officials of the Home Ministry, landed safely at the
Nehru helipad.
The Home Minister and his team flew to Gurez in
another BSF chopper after 30 minutes.
"It was in no way a forced landing...just a
precautionary measure," officials at the airport said.
Chidambaram will be returning Wednesday to Delhi after
his two day visit of the Valley.