Nagpur: Is the administration waiting for a Kochi-like scare at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport? Was the Gulf plane Airbus A-320 skidding on Monday not a lesson for Mihan India Limited (MIL) to improve its management?
The Nagpur airport had been in news but mostly for wrong reasons. Stray animals on runways had created scare among flight operators. The most unfortunate part is that the airport authorities continue to neglect key departments like fire and emergency services. Sources said that repeated requests for urgent repair of all the four fire tenders have fallen on deaf ears. As if this was not sufficient, there are only 49 fire fighters working in two shifts against the sanctioned strength of 80 personnel. Due to its ill-equipped rescue and firefighting services, the airport also lost its category 8 rating recently.
More than 29 domestic flights operate from city airport while over 450 aircrafts - both domestic and international flights - pass through the region. They depend on Nagpur airport in case of any emergency, sources said. Not just the passenger planes, but the city airport is also Indian Air Force's IL-76 planes' airbase.
Airport authorities also admitted that the four fire tenders and ambulances were not in proper working condition and need to be replaced with new ones. MIL has been delaying purchase of new fire tenders and is also avoiding maintenance of the existing ones, sources alleged.
31/08/11 Times of India
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