High Rise Tower near Bajpe Airport Poses Trouble to Pilots

Mangalore: A telecom tower has come up at Kaikamba, about 2.5 k.m. away from Bajpe airport posing problems to pilots. The tower has not been approved by the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Sources in the AAI said 45-metre tower could pose threat to aircraft movements as it was under the approach surface of the old runway.
Sources said that pilots had complained to AAI that the tower was coming in the way of approach of the old runway. Moreover, if it was commissioned signals could disturb air traffic services. AAI had not permitted any agency to build such a tall tower near the airport. The Ganjimath Gram Panchayat had been asked to get the tower removed immediately.
According to sources, any tower could not exceed 15 metres in height. Here the tower had been built under the limits of Ganjimath Gram Panchayat without brining it to the notice of the AAI.
When contacted, gram panchayat vice-president Sunil told that the panchayat did not permit any telecom service provider to erect the tower. In fact, it came to his notice only when some AAI officials contacted him.
Sources in Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) said that the tower did not belong to BSNL.
17/04/07 konkaniworld, United Arab Emirates

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Categories: Airports Apr 2007, Safety Apr 2007