An Edited Photo Is Being Shared Showing an Army Helicopter Carrying an Excavator During the Uttarakhand Flood Relief Operations.

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In the wake of flash floods in Uttarakhand on 05 August 2025, the road connectivity to the disaster-hit Dharali village was cut off, and a photo (here, here & here) of a Chinook helicopter carrying an excavator is being widely circulated on social media, claiming that a JCB excavator was sent there by an Indian Army helicopter for relief operations. Let's see how true it is. The archived post can be found here Claim: Chinook helicopter carrying …