Satellite images cloud-covered: ISRO

Satellite images of the area where the helicopter carrying Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu and four others went missing shortly after take off from Tawang were cloud-covered and nothing could be spotted, Indian Space Research Organisation said today.

"The images are cloud-covered and so far nothing could be spotted," ISRO spokesperson Satish told PTI.

The Centre had sought the help of ISRO to trace the missing chopper and the agency has posted the satellite images on its website.

The four-seater single-engine Pawan Hans helicopter AS-B350-B-3 went missing yesterday after 20 minutes of its take off from Tawang at 9.56am with Khandu and four others on board.