KATHMANDU, JULY 11
The government has formed a committee to investigate the Manang Air helicopter crash.
A Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Office at Singha Durbar this afternoon expressed grief over the incident and formed an inquirycommittee under the leadership of Budhisagar Lamichhane, joint-secretary at the Ministry of Tourism.
Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Spokesperson of Nepal Government Rekha Sharma informed that the meeting expressed sorrow over the incident and paid tributes to the deceased.
Spokesman Sharma said, 'We all know the extremely tragic incident today - A Manang Air helicopter carrying Mexican citizens has crashed. In this regard, the Council of Ministers meeting paid heartfelt tributes to all the deceased. An investigation committee has been formed under the leadership of Budhisagar Lamichhane, joint-secretary of the Ministry of Tourism."
A version of this article appears in the print on July 12, 2023, of The Himalayan Times.
