Madhya Pradesh chief minister, governor have narrow escape
November 10th, 2009 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Nov 10 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and state Governor Rameshwar Thakur had a narrow escape Tuesday when their pilot aborted landing of the state government-owned plane they were travelling in, after spotting two vehicles on the runway of Gwalior airport.
“The plane was barely a few feet above the runway when the pilot spotted the vehicles. He immediately aborted landing and took a go-around,” Madhya Pradesh Public Relations Commissioner Manoj Srivastava said.
Chouhan and Thakur had gone to Gwalior to welcome President Pratibha Patil who was scheduled to present colours to the 47th Squadron and Tactics and Air Combat Development Establishment Wing of the Indian Air Force.
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