Government to Establish Aviation Weather Directorate to Reduce Air Accidents

Kathmandu. The government is establishing a separate Aviation Weather Directorate under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology to minimize air accidents caused by weather. The department has stated this by making public a draft of the new white paper.

The white paper states that such an institutional structure has been proposed by prioritizing aviation flight safety. Under the new system, the Aviation System Block Upgrade program will be implemented in accordance with the standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Under this, weather forecasting for flight routes and providing pilots with accurate weather information through digital flight folders will be arranged.