Govt’s high-level committee mustn’t supplant investigation by AAIB: CPI(M)

Civil Aviation Minister Ok Rammohan Naidu on Saturday stated whereas the AAIB investigation will deal with the technical features, the high-level committee will present a holistic, policy-oriented roadmap for future safeguards.

In an announcement issued right here, the CPI stated the prevailing investigation shouldn’t be supplanted.

The CPI stated as per worldwide protocols and norms set by the International Civil Aviation Organization , India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has commenced its unbiased investigation into the causes and circumstances surrounding the crash.

The Left get together stated the AAIB will take possession of the “black boxes” of the plane and all different proof, and full its investigations in cooperation with worldwide our bodies, plane and engine producers and different stakeholders.

“Having a parallel high-powered governmental air crash investigation committee filled with bureaucrats will undermine the AAIB investigation and raise doubts about possible government interference,” it stated.

The CPI demanded that the phrases of reference of the HLC be instantly revised to take away all overlaps with the AAIB investigation, particularly as to the trigger and circumstances of the crash of AI-171.

“The accident investigation is healthier left to professionals and specialists.

“The HLC should instead go into the Ahmedabad and other earlier crash investigation reports to formulate binding rules and mechanisms for strict implementation to prevent settlements and buildings coming up within prescribed distance and safety parameters in the proximity of airports,” it stated.

They additionally stated there was an opportunity that “many more casualties could have occurred on the ground, where large medical facilities were also very close by”.

“Firm steps are required to prevent such occurrences in future,” they added.

Air India’s Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner plane, working a flight from Ahmedabad to London Gatwick, crashed quickly after the take-off on Thursday afternoon. Out of the 242 individuals on board the airplane, just one particular person survived.

The black field of the airplane was recovered from the location on Friday night.

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