Mumbai: Public works minister Chhagan Bhujbal, who had to suffer a three-hour delay at Juhu airport last week due to a total communication blackout, should be blaming rodents for the incident.
A probe into the glitch caused due to a short circuit has been traced to excreta of pests, most probably rats.
A team of officials from Communication Navigation and Surveillance department of the Airports Authority of India, which runs the airport, investigated into the case. The report is expected to be handed over to higher authorities in Mumbai and the AAI headquarters in New Delhi soon.
Juhu airport officials said that three departure and eight arrivals of helicopters, including that of Bhujbal, were affected due to the incident. The minister was reportedly on his way to visit drought-affected regions of Maharashtra.
15/03/13 Daily News & Analysis
