Overview
- A Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter flying from Dehradun to Guptkashi diverted to Bauradi (Baurari) stadium in New Tehri after the pilot detected a technical snag during a roughly 7:00–7:15 a.m. flight on Saturday; the pilot inspected the aircraft and the flight resumed after about 30–40 minutes.
- All six people on board—the pilot and five passengers—were reported uninjured and no ground damage was recorded, though video and eyewitnesses showed locals and children briefly scrambling as the aircraft descended.
- Officials including UCADA chief Prateek Jain and Tehri DDMO Brijesh Bhatt described the landing as precautionary and said the pilot coordinated checks before receiving clearance to continue toward Kedarnath.
- This is the second incident this year involving Trans Bharat Aviation in the Tehri area, following a May emergency landing in Nawa Gaon when a helicopter’s tail struck a high‑tension power line and suffered damage.
- Helicopter services are a routine means of moving pilgrims to remote Himalayan sites where terrain and weather raise operational risks, and repeated faults like these could prompt tighter inspections, regulatory review, and heightened passenger concern.