KATHMANDU: The surgery for Manish Shakya, the injured pilot from the Saurya Airlines crash, has commenced at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal. Dr. Suman Shrestha, the hospital director, confirmed that Shakya has been taken to the operating room.

Dr. Shrestha described Shakya's condition as involving multiple injuries across various parts of his body, including an injury above the eye and swelling in the brain due to a damaged spinal cord. He stated that Shakya will be under observation in the Neuro ward for 72 hours and that spinal surgery will be scheduled for a later date.

Shakya is the sole survivor of the Saurya Airlines plane crash that occurred on Wednesday morning.