Mamata Banerjee is hurt following an emergency helicopter landing in north Bengal
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, was forced to make an emergency landing at an Indian Army aviation station in north Bengal on Tuesday due to heavy rain. From Bagdogra to Jalpaiguri, she took a plane. File photo of West Bengal Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee (Photo: India Today) Due to severe weather, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's helicopter made an emergency landing in north Bengal on Tuesday at approximately 2:00 p.m. According to sources who spoke with India Today, the chief minister was brought to the SSKM hospital in Kolkata after suffering a sligh injury to her back and knee. Due to severe rain, the helicopter had to make an emergency landing at an Army air base in Salugara, north Bengal. After a panchayat meeting, the West Bengal chief minister took a flight from Bagdogra to Jalpaiguri. She is now driving. In the later part of this afternoon, Mamata Banerjee will return to Kolkata. The southwest monsoon has progressed across Del...