KATHMANDU: The task force formed to investigate the disappearance of two buses and their passengers in Trishuli river due to a landslide in Simaltal, located on the Narayangadh-Muglin road section of Chitwan, is set to submit its report to Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak today.
The Home Minister’s Secretariat stated that the task force will present their findings at 1:30 pm today.
Home Minister Lekhak formed the five-member task force, led by Joint Secretary Chabi Rizal, with representatives from three security agencies and the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure to study the incident.
On July 12, a bus Bagmati Province 03-006 Kha 1516, traveling from Birgunj to Kathmandu, and the Bagmati Province bus 03-001 Kha 2459, heading from Kathmandu to Gaur, were swept away by the Trishuli River following a landslide in Simaltal.
Out of the 65 passengers on the two buses, three managed to escape by jumping out, while the bodies of 24 individuals were recovered.
The condition of the remaining two buses and 38 passengers is still unknown.
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