A high-level panel has been set up to investigate the causes of the Ahmedabad plane crash and the investigation is progressing smoothly, the government said on Saturday

The government has set a deadline of three months to conclude the investigation into the Ahmedabad Air India plane crash that claimed over 250 lives on Thursday afternoon. “Within three months we will try to bring the investigation to a conclusion.

India's government has set up a high-level committee which intends to disclose findings within three months on the Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad. While the 12 June crash is being probed by the Indian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau,

Chaired by Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, the panel has the civil aviation secretary and the additional secretary in the home ministry as members, according to an order dated June 13.

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Based on images of the Air India crash that killed over 200 people in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, experts predicted a difficult recovery and investigation operation exacerbated by the risks of unstable structures and gas leaks.

Air India flight AI171 crashed in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad. All but one of the 242 people onboard are believed to have died in the tragedy.

While officials took time to release the exact casualty figures, it was well understood that the chances of having survivors were very slim, considering the intensity of the explosion and the blistering heat of the fuel as the Air India flight caught fire while crashing.