SHILLONG, Nov 2: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma’s chopper on Wednesday made an emergency landing at Union Christian College in Umiam as it was unable to land at an Advance Landing Ground (ALG) in Upper Shillong due to bad weather.
The chief minister was returning from an official visit to his constituency in Garo Hills.
“Emergency landing at Union Christian College (UCC) in Umiam due to bad weather on the way from Tura, but enjoyed the view of the lovely campus during my walk and had a good time there. Thanks to the College’s hospitality. What a day!” wrote the chief minister in his social media post.
The CM even uploaded a video where he said, “We were supposed to land in upper Shillong ALG but the weather was bad and now we landed here in UCC. Of course there is nobody and we are going to walk to the main road and hopefully we will get a taxi and go back home because our car will take at least an hour to reach here”.
“We diverted for safety reasons and I think that is the most important part but now we are stuck here and figuring out,” he said while walking away from the chopper.
According to the CM, they initially thought about landing in Guwahati. Since it would take plenty of time, they decided to land at UCC.
“Thank the captain and the pilot for bringing us back safe and sound,” he posted.
Earlier in the day, he was seen paying with his mother floral tributes to the grave of his father P A Sangma on the occasion of All Souls Day.
“Paid respect to my Father (L) Sh. P A Sangma with my mother at the Tura Catholic Cemetery on #AllSoulsDay. I join all the faithful in offering prayers for the departed souls of our loved ones who we cherish and remember especially today,” he tweeted.
Catholics across the state celebrate November 2 as All Souls Day and clean graveyards, lay wreaths and conduct special prayer services in memory of the dead. (With PTI inputs)
