Srinagar, June 10 -- Srinagar- The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a five-member committee to investigate the technical malfunction that disrupted the Gulmarg Gondola service on May 25, leaving more than 300 tourists stranded mid-air.

According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the inquiry panel will be headed by Managing Director of Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), Mahmood Shah.

The committee has been directed to submit its findings within 10 days.

The panel has been tasked with examining the sequence of events that led to the disruption and carrying out a detailed technical assessment of the Gondola system.

It will also review maintenance records, inspection proced...