Odisha CM Mohan Charan Majhi's helicopter makes emergency landing in Puri amid bad weather

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi’s helicopter made an emergency landing in Puri on Monday evening due to inclement weather, officials said.Majhi, along with health and family welfare minister Mukesh Mahaling, was returning to Bhubaneswar after attending a programme in Baripada in Mayurbhanj district when adverse weather conditions forced the diversion, officials said."The chief minister and all others in the helicopter are safe. He will leave for Bhubaneswar after some time," Puri collector Dibya Jyoti Parida told PTI.Keeping in view the safety of the chief minister, the pilot made an emergency landing at the Samang temporary helipad in Puri, officials said.Strong winds and a nor’wester led to the precautionary landing, they added.An official said that Majhi and others may return to Bhubaneswar by road if weather conditions do not improve.(With agency inputs)