The 11th anniversary of Ghunsa helicopter crash in which a total of 24 individuals including the then Minister of State for Forest and Soil Conservation Gopal Rai and prominent forest and environment conservationists had lost their lives, was observed Friday. 

The assembly on the Ghunsa tragedy was organised jointly by National Martyr and Peace Memorial Park Gokarna and Gopal-Meena Rai Foundation at Gokarna on Friday.

During the assembly, lawmaker Rameshwor Phuyal said the Ghunsa tragedy in which 24 individuals, including leading forest and environment conservationist were killed remained incomparable loss for the country. It would be real tribute to the victims of the Ghunsa tragedy if we worked together in materialising the motto of 'Hariyo Ban Nepalko Dhan' meaning- Green forest is Nepal's treasure. 

The then State Minister Rai, his spouse Meena, Dr Harka Gurung and Chandraman Gurung, Tirthaman Shakya, known as the king for tiger conservation in the world were among those killed in the Ghunsa chopper crash in Taplejung that had occurred on September 23, 2006. RSS