KATHMANDU: Industrialist Banwari Lal Mittal passed away in the wee hours in Kathmandu of Wednesday morning. He was 79.

Mittal was born in Watu Mubahal, Kathmandu on March 22, 1936. He was the founder and executive chairman of the Shree Airlines.

He served in various organisations and charities in different positions. He was chairman of the Nepal Chamber of Comemrce and Marwari Sewa Samiti in the past.

Mittal is survived by his wife, one son and two daughters.

He would be cremated at Aryaghat in the Pashupati area on the bank of Bagmati River today itself.