Two days after the devastating aviation disaster, which killed over 240 people in Ahmedabad, Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu is expected to chair a high-level meeting on air safety on Saturday.
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The meeting will take place at 10:30 AM in the Ministry office and will be attended by the Civil Aviation Secretary, the Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials, and other senior ministry officials.
As per media reports, the meeting will be attended by the Civil Aviation Secretary, the Director General of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Airports Authority of India (AAI) officials, and other senior ministry officials.
In view of the tragic incident that shook the whole nation on June 12, the government constituted a high-level multi-disciplinary committee to ascertain the causes behind the crash of Air India Flight AI-171 from Ahmedabad to Gatwick Airport (London) on June 12, that left 241 people dead.
According to an order issued by the Civil Aviation Ministry, the committee is expected to examine the existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines issued to prevent and handle such aviation disasters, and suggest comprehensive guidelines for dealing with such instances in the future.
"The Committee will not be a substitute for other enquiries being conducted by relevant organisations but will focus on formulating SOPs for preventing and handling such occurrences in the future," the order clarified.
"The committee will have access to all records, including, among others, flight data, cockpit voice recorders, aircraft maintenance records, ATC Log and witness testimonies," it stated, adding that the committee will publish its report within three months.
It said that the Committee will be headed by the Home Secretary and will include representatives from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Indian Air Force and Aviation experts.
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