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Fri, March 29, 2024

CAAN bans paragliding across the country

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KATHMANDU: The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has banned paragliding across the country until the services are further streamlined and more safety ensured. The ban has been issued in the wake of growing cases of paragliding accidents in the country. CAAN Deputy Director General and Spokesperson Jagannath Niroula said on Sunday that paragliding was suspended until another provision was put in place to further strengthen the security system in it. CAAN decided to ban paragliding flights for the time being so as to manage policies, rules and laws relating to paragliding flights. It will permit the flights after devising a clear law on the same, Niraola said. Sportsperson Nisim Thapa, 26, died in a paragliding crash at Sarangkot, Pokhara on Sunday. He was competing in the cross-country event of paragliding under the 9th National Games ongoing in Pokhara. Thapa sustained injuries and later succumbed to the mishap when the craft owned by Blue Sky Company suddenly fell off about 700 metres from the sky to the ground. READ ALSO:
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