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Pokhara plane crash:  Five-member probe commission formed

Kathmandu, 15 January: The government has formed a five-member investigation commission to find out the truth and facts about the crash of the Yeti Airlines aircraft in Pokhara this morning.

An emergency meeting of the Cabinet  formed the probe commission to identify the causes of the plane accident and submit a report along with suggestions for preventing occurrence of such accidents in the coming days.

Former aviation Secretary Nagendra Ghimire is the convenor of the Commission while aviation experts Deepak Prakash Bastola (retired Major General) and Sunil Thapa (retired Captain) and aircraft repair engineer Ekraj Jung Thapa has been assigned as members of the probe team. The commission has to submit the report within 45 days’ of commencing investigation.

People’s News Monitoring Service

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