Helicopter carrying six passengers from Badrinath feared crashed in Uttarakhand

A <b>helicopter</b> carrying six people on a pilgrimage from Badrinath vanished near <b>Uttarakhand</b>'s rugged terrain early Monday, prompting frantic search operations by state disaster officials, with dogs and drones combing the valleys. The incident spotlights chronic gaps in mountain rescue; delays in deploying helicopters, poor weather monitoring and lack of real‑time tracking turned a routine pilgrimage into a nightmare, exposing bureaucratic lethargy. Families await answers while locals fear more lives lost, urging urgent aerial safety reforms.