Meet on flight safety at Kolkata airport

Kolkata: Faced with threat to flight safety from animals and birds at the NSC Bose International Airport, the Airfield Environment Management Committee today held a meeting here on measures to be taken to deal with the problem.
The problems identified were the increasing number of eateries, markets, meat shops, garbage and open drains which attracted birds, jackals and dogs, Committee chairman and West Bengal Home Secretary G D Gautama said.
The meeting was attended by senior officials of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB), state Forest Department and the local municipality, besides North 24-Parganas District Magistrate and Superintendent of Police.
20/10/10 PTI/msn.com

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Categories: airports Oct 2010, Safety Oct 2010