Mangalore air crash: It was indeed pilot error

November 17, 2010

Mangalore, November 17: It is now final : it was pilot error which resulted in the horrific crash of flight IX 812 on May 22 this year, killing 158 passengers arriving from Dubai while landing at the table top airport in Mangalore.

Sources in the DGCA, privy to the final report on the investigation into the crash, said the pilot of the ill-fated flight, Zlatko Glusica, had been groggy from his 90 minute on-flight slumber, when he attempted to land the Air India IX 812737-800 on that fateful day.

The sources in Air India also confirmed that the final report has been indeed released but the DGCA had the first copy of it.

Sources said the Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) recorded intermittent snoring of the pilot who was in deep sleep.

This recording was decoded by the American National Transport Board which stated that "this was the first instance of recording of snoring by a pilot on flight".

The pilot had woken up few minutes before the aircraft had entered Indian EEZ over Arabian Sea (200 kilometers from Bajpe airport).

The aircraft overshot the runway and crashed into the ravines beyond its perimeter.

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46% of deliveries in Karnataka are Cesarean! Private hospitals conduct 61% of these procedures!

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December 17,2024

Bengaluru: In response to the rising number of Caesarean deliveries in Karnataka, Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Dinesh Gundu Rao, announced on Monday that the state government would introduce a dedicated programme next month to address this issue.

Replying to MLC Jagadev Guthedar's question in the Legislative Council, the minister revealed that Caesarean deliveries now account for 46% of total births in the state. He noted that private hospitals conduct 61% of these procedures, while government hospitals perform 36%.

The minister emphasized the necessity of preventing unnecessary Caesarean deliveries. He highlighted that some private hospitals perform Caesarean sections in 80% to 90% of cases primarily for financial gain, finding it easier compared to normal deliveries. To counteract this, the Health Department plans to launch a separate programme in January aimed at reducing such procedures.

Gundu Rao underscored the importance of mentally preparing pregnant women for normal deliveries. "We are already conducting an audit of Caesarean deliveries at every hospital to understand the necessity and rationale behind the doctors' decisions," he added.

Additionally, the minister mentioned the government's intention to provide round-the-clock maternity services at taluk hospitals to further discourage unnecessary Caesarean deliveries.

Regarding foeticide cases, the minister informed the House that in 2023-24 and 2024-25, 45 individuals were arrested for violating the Pre-conception and Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act. Cases were registered in Belagavi, Kolar, Mandya, and Bengaluru Rural.

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