Biratnagar. The Koshi state government has formed a committee to investigate the passenger boat accident in the Saptakoshi river. The Provincial Council of Ministers meeting held on Tuesday formed an inquiry committee under the coordination of Provincial Secretary Asman Tamang.
According to the Minister of Internal Affairs and Law of Koshi Province, Gombu Sherpa, the committee has been given seven days to study the facts of the accident and submit a report.
On Sunday afternoon, three people were killed and three people are missing when a passenger boat accident occurred in Saptakoshi river at Triveni, the confluence of Dhankuta, Bhojpur and Udaipur.
Minister Sherpa informed that the cabinet meeting also decided to immediately request the relevant agencies for the search and rescue of the missing persons in the river.
The meeting also decided to submit the Annual Report of the Office of the Chief Attorney for the fiscal year 2082/83 to the Koshi Provincial Assembly and to approve the Koshi Province Coordinating Tourist Service Cell and Hotline Operation Guideline, 2083.