The Bell 407 helicopter which crashed due to bad weather in the forests of Gauri Mai Khark between Gaurikund and Triyuginarayan belonged to Aryan Aviation Private Limited.
Six people on board the Kestrel Aviation helicopter, including the pilot, had a narrow escape after it crash-landed in the middle of the highway in Rudraprayag district.
According to the state tourism department’s Yatra wing, as of Friday, a total of 3,573,554 devotees have already visited the four dhams and Hemkund Sahib this year.
A total of nine private helicopter companies are operating more than 250 flights daily to Kedarnath, facilitating the transportation of approximately 1,500 pilgrims every day to the holy shrine of Bab ...