Feed birds at airport & find your photo on hoardings in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad: To find a solution to reduce instances of bird hits and monkey menace at Ahmedabad airport, officials of Airport Authority of India (AAI), the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the state forest department met last week. The teams have decided to embark on a novel campaign soon, which will include putting up photographs of people who feed birds and monkeys in the airport’s vicinity.
“Basically, we want to embarrass people who are jeopardising air travel by feeding monkeys and birds near the airport. Animals and birds should strictly not be given food, however many residents near the airport do not pay heed to this instruction,” said SK Nanda, principal secretary, Gujarat Forest and Environment Department. Nanda further added that since mere levying of penalty and advocacy are not helping to reduce the menace, stricter action is required.
Deputy municipal commissioner, North Zone, SK Langa, said, “We will display the photos of people feeding animals during their morning or evening walks along with a message stating that these people are making air travel risky. These boards will be put up in shops and on main roads.” He also stated that around 10 locations have been identified where hoardings will be put up with a message that birds and monkeys should not be fed near the airport.
17/07/12 Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: airports Jul 2012