Bhubaneswar: In the wake of a plane hitting a buffalo at Surat airport last week, airport authorities here have reviewed the movement of stray animals in the areas where the flights land and take off.
The authorities have pressed in two tractors, six grass cutters and have put up six cages to trap stray animals. "Although we have not come across instances of stray cattle (buffaloes or cows) entering the operational areas, we have kept everything ready to drive them out. The boundary wall of the airport has an iron fence. It is unlikely that cattle will scale the fence and enter the airport," said airport director Sharad Kumar.
The Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight from Surat, with nearly 150 passengers on board, hit the buffalo while trying to take off. Although no one was injured in the incident, the aircraft was damaged.
He said dogs roaming within 3-km radius of the airport would be sterilized to check further breeding apart from catching the existing dogs near the operational area of the airport.
13/11/14 Riyan Ramanath/Times of India
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The authorities have pressed in two tractors, six grass cutters and have put up six cages to trap stray animals. "Although we have not come across instances of stray cattle (buffaloes or cows) entering the operational areas, we have kept everything ready to drive them out. The boundary wall of the airport has an iron fence. It is unlikely that cattle will scale the fence and enter the airport," said airport director Sharad Kumar.
The Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight from Surat, with nearly 150 passengers on board, hit the buffalo while trying to take off. Although no one was injured in the incident, the aircraft was damaged.
He said dogs roaming within 3-km radius of the airport would be sterilized to check further breeding apart from catching the existing dogs near the operational area of the airport.
13/11/14 Riyan Ramanath/Times of India
