Jammu, June 10 -- The Government has constituted a high-level enquiry committee to investigate the technical malfunction in the Gulmarg Gondola that left more than 300 tourists stranded mid-air on May 25, triggering a massive rescue operation and raising concerns over the safety of one of the Union Territory's most popular tourist attractions.
The General Administration Department (GAD) issued Government Order No. 1065-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated June 10, constituting a committee to conduct a comprehensive probe into the incident and ascertain the circumstances that led to the technical failure.
The committee will be headed by Mahmood Ahmad Shah, Managing Director of the Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL). Other members incl...