Ambiguity over building height NOC issue

Hyderabad: Who is authorised to issue ‘No Objection Certificate’ regarding the height of buildings coming up in the vicinity of International Airport at Shamshabad ?
While Airport Authority of India (AAI) is the statutory and competent authority to do so, GMR, the Shamshabad Airport Operator, has been issuing NOCs with regard to height clearances in the recent months.
Taking strong objection to the practice, AAI wrote to the State government that AAI alone was authorised to give NOCs in accordance with Ministry of Civil Aviation instructions vide S.O.988 dated January 5, 1988 for safe aircraft operation.
The AAI also made it clear that as per the Civil Aviation Ministry guidelines any structurerequires height clearance from AAI.
However, the GMR spokesperson contended that an airport operator can give the NOC for height clearance as per the DGCA and International Civil Aviation Organisation (to which GOI is signatory) norms.
25/01/08 M.L. Melly Maitreyi/The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Jan 2008