ALH Dhruv Mark 3 helicopter makes emergency landing

An ALH Dhruv Mark 3 helicopter of the Indian Coast Guard was involved in a forced landing incident in Kochi on Sunday.

As per news agency ANI, the incident occurred during a test flight being conducted by the helicopter's pilots.

The chopper was at around 25 feet in height when it had to make a forced landing. The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is working towards resuming the operations of the ALH Dhruv fleet.

Furthermore, the fleet of ALH Dhruv choppers has been grounded since March 8 after a Navy chopper met with an accident off the coast of Mumbai.

(With inputs from ANI)