Jharkhand State PCS

• 20 Apr 2022

Committee formed to investigate Deoghar ropeway accident

Why in News?

Recently, a committee has been constituted by the Jharkhand government under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Finance Department Ajay Kumar Singh to investigate the Trikut Parvat ropeway accident in Deoghar, Jharkhand.

Key Points

• Apart from the chairman, three members have been included in the committee, in which Amitabh Kaushal, Secretary, Department of Tourism, will be a member nominated by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation along with a representative nominated by IIT-ISM Dhanbad.
• Apart from this, on behalf of the chairman of the committee, any expert from any institution of the country can be called for cooperation.
• This committee constituted under the chairmanship of Ajay Kumar Singh will give its inquiry report in two months.
• It is worth mentioning that recently 48 people were trapped in a ropeway accident at Trikoot mountain in Deoghar, Those who were saved after an operation of about 50 hours, although three people also died in it.