Nepal Plane Crash: 5 Indians Among Passengers. Embassy 'Monitoring' Situation, Issues Helpline Number
The Indian Embassy in Nepal has issued helpline numbers and it also gave details about the plane crash near the Pokhara International AIrport with 72 people on board.
New Delhi: The Indian Embassy in Nepal has issued helpline numbers and it also gave details about the plane crash near the Pokhara International AIrport in Nepal with 72 people on board, including 68 passengers and four crew members. The Embassy also gave details about Indian nationals who were onboard.
An ATR-72 plane of Yeti Airlines crashed today near the Pokhara Airport while flying from Kathmandu. According to the info provided by Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, 5 Indians were travelling on this flight. Rescue operations are underway, the Indian Embassy in Nepal tweeted.
Helplines of Embassy:
— IndiaInNepal (@IndiaInNepal) January 15, 2023
I) Kathmandu: Shri Diwakar Sharma:+977-9851107021
II) Pokhara: Lt Col Shashank Tripathi: +977-9856037699
Helpline contacts of Embassy:
Embassy is in touch with local authorities and is monitoring the situation.
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Five Indians who were travelling on the plane have been identified as Abhisekh Kushwaha, Bishal Sharma, Anil Kumar Rajbhar, Sonu Jaiswal and Sanjaya Jaiswal, a Yeti Airlines official said, news agency PTI reported. Their condition, however, is yet to be ascertained.
“Deeply saddened by crash of a plane carrying 72 passengers and crew members, including some Indians in Pokhara. We express our heartfelt condolences to families of deceased. Our thoughts and prayers are with all those affected by this tragedy,” Ambassador of Nepal to India was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
"Tragic": Scindia Expresses Concern Over Nepal Plane Crash
Condoleces are pouring from all over after the crash. Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed his grief over the incident. "The loss of lives in a tragic plane crash in Nepal is extremely unfortunate. My thoughts & prayers are with the families of the bereaved. Om Shanti (sic)," Scindia wrote on Twitter.
The loss of lives in a tragic plane crash in Nepal is extremely unfortunate. My thoughts & prayers are with the families of the bereaved. Om Shanti.
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) January 15, 2023
An aircraft with 68 passengers, and four crew members on board crashed in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday. The plane, a 72-seater passenger aircraft, reportedly crashed on the runway at Pokhara Airport in Nepal while landing. The airport is closed for the time being and rescue operations are underway.
Kathmandu Post quoted a spokesperson of Yeti Airlines Sudarshan Bartaula as saying that the ATR 72 Yeti airlines aircraft crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport. Images and videos of the crash posted on social media platforms showed plumes of smoke billowing out of the crash site.
(With agencies Inputs)
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