Thiruvananthapuram : MP Naveen Jindal's Flag Foundation of India's attempt to erect a 207 ft tall monumental flagpole in front of the Kanakakunnu palace is likely to be stalled as the Tourism Department, "felicitator" of the project, did not take clearance from the corporation and Airport Authority of India(AAI) for erecting the structure.
Jayachandran Nair, executive engineer, Thiruvananthapuram municipal corporation said that any structure over 50 ft tall in the Kanakakunnu area must get mandatory clearance from the AAI. "Each area has its own height stipulation as per AAI norms. The further the structure is from the airport, more the height clearance. In the Kanakakunnu area, any building over five floors has to get clearance from AAI," he said.
He said the tourism department should have approached the municipal corporation for clearance and they would have directed them to the airport authorities as per protocol. Cdr (Rtd) KV Singh, CEO of the Flag Foundation of India, said the aviation obstruction beacon (red light) which would be there atop the flag post is a good enough warning.
30/03/12 Sangeetha Nair/Times of India
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