The Uttar Pradesh government announces that flower petals will be showered from a helicopter on Kanwariyas during the Shravan Kanwar Yatra on August 9 and 10. According to the schedule reported by multiple outlets, the helicopter departs from Lucknow at about 8:00 a.m. on August 9 and covers the western Uttar Pradesh Kanwar routes. On the first day, petals are scheduled to be showered over Baghpat from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., followed by a floral welcome in Saharanpur from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. The programme then continues in Muzaffarnagar from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m., and in Meerut from 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. On August 10, the helicopter takes off from Meerut at around 8:30 a.m. for Ghaziabad (8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m.), then proceeds to Hapur (9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.) and Bulandshahr (11:15 a.m. to 12:00 noon), before returning to Lucknow at 12:30 p.m. Uttar Pradesh Police are tasked with arrangements for the event, and the total scheduled flying time is reported as 9 hours and 55 minutes over both days.