President Kedarnath visit cancelled due to bad weather

Dehradun: President Pranab Mukherjee today could not pay obeisance at the Kedarnath temple as his chopper failed to land due to inclement weather.

The chopper carrying the President twice attempted to land at the temple, located at a height of 3,581 metres, but could not do so due to inclement weather, Additional Director General of Police Anil Raturi said.

The President has now left for Dehradun from where he is scheduled to return to New Delhi, Raturi said.

The MeT department had announced arrival of monsoon rains in Uttarakhand yesterday.

PTI