Ahmedabad: Birds have always been a severe threat to flights operating out of the city airport.
Not only the passengers' lives have been put at risk but aircrafts too have suffered damage resulting in the grounding of the flights by the airlines. Though the recent incidents of bird-hit were due to insects in the grass along the runway, birds continue to flock at the airport because of the garbage being dumped in open in areas around the airport.
The airport environment management committee (AEMC) which is responsible for bird management at the airport has not met for over months. AEMC, headed by the principal secretary (forest and environment) of Gujarat government, meets every quarter and was scheduled to meet in July last. "The meeting will be held this week as Van Mahotsav was going on," said R K Singh, airport director.
The airport environment management committee (AEMC) which is responsible for bird management at the airport has not met for over months. AEMC, headed by the principal secretary (forest and environment) of Gujarat government, meets every quarter and was scheduled to meet in July last. "The meeting will be held this week as Van Mahotsav was going on," said R K Singh, airport director
12/08/14 Times of India
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Not only the passengers' lives have been put at risk but aircrafts too have suffered damage resulting in the grounding of the flights by the airlines. Though the recent incidents of bird-hit were due to insects in the grass along the runway, birds continue to flock at the airport because of the garbage being dumped in open in areas around the airport.
The airport environment management committee (AEMC) which is responsible for bird management at the airport has not met for over months. AEMC, headed by the principal secretary (forest and environment) of Gujarat government, meets every quarter and was scheduled to meet in July last. "The meeting will be held this week as Van Mahotsav was going on," said R K Singh, airport director.
The airport environment management committee (AEMC) which is responsible for bird management at the airport has not met for over months. AEMC, headed by the principal secretary (forest and environment) of Gujarat government, meets every quarter and was scheduled to meet in July last. "The meeting will be held this week as Van Mahotsav was going on," said R K Singh, airport director
12/08/14 Times of India
