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AP: CM’s helicopter develops technical snag

Vijayawada, June 16 (UNI) As the helicopter in which Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister visits various places, developed technical snag, DGP Harish Kumar Gupta directed the Intelligence chief to conduct inquiry and submit a report.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu flies on a helicopter that belongs to GMR Company. Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal went to Tirupati by helicopter on Monday.
From Tirupati, he had to visit the Krishnapatnam Port in Nellore district. When the Union Minister boarded the helicopter, the pilot detected a technical snag in the helicopter.
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