Illegal high-rises up near runway

Hyderabad: Large scale unauthorised construction of high-rise buildings in the funnel zone of the Begumpet Airport is going on at Fatehnagar and its surroundings and the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation is doing nothing about it.
Buildings with three and more floors have come up in Fatehnagar, where the runway of the airport ends. Owners of various such buildings said they had got permission from GHMC to construct the buildings.
“These days, the aircraft do not take off or land on this side of the runway. And VVIPs’ flights land and take off mostly from the Paradise and Bowenpally-side runway,” the owners said.
However, VVIP aircraft arrive from both directions depending on the destination from which they approach the city.
Local residents, however, maintained that they had not violated the sanctioned building plans.
There are many buildings that have already been constructed and several more are coming up in the funnel zone.
25/07/11 Mohammed Shareef M.P/Deccan Chronicle

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Categories: Airports Jul 2011, Safety Jul 2011