Former Civil Aviation Deputy Director Dinen Lahon passes away

Former Civil Aviation Deputy Director Dinen Lahon passes away

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DOOMDOOMA: Former Deputy Director, Civil Aviation Department, Government of India(GoI) Dinen Lahon passed away in the wee hours of Saturday at Narayana Hospital, Bengaluru. He was 67 and is survived by his wife, one son and one daughter. Born in Raidang Tea Estate, near here, he had his early education in the garden LP school. After passing his HSLC examination from Doomdooma Hoonlal Higher Secondary School (knee High School), he did his B.Sc with Physics(Hons) from Tinsukia college. Thereafter, he did his B. Tech in Aeronautical Engineering from Madras University and after getting a degree in Industrial Management, he joined as a Scientist in Defence Research Development Organisation, GoI.

Subsequently, he also worked in National Aerospace Ltd. and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. in different capacities. In between, he qualified for M.Tech in Space Engineering from BITS Pilani and joined the Civil Aviation Department, GoI, and retired from there as Deputy Director in 2012. He permanently lived in Bengaluru. His death has cast a pall of gloom in his hometown Doomdooma and has been widely mourned by a number of organizations like Doomdooma Press Club, Assam Writers Association, Doomdooma Sakha Xahitya Xabha, Alumni Association, Hoonlal HS School and others.

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