Nagpur: No animal hit has been recorded at Nagpur airport for two years in a row. According to the figures given by MIHAN India Limited (MIL), the airport operator, there have been zero animal hits in 2013 and 2014. The main reason for this might be the installation of solar fences around the runway of the airport.
Following the animal hit incident at Surat airport, according to news reports, Nagpur was featured in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) list of airports hit worst by 'wildlife strikes', which also included bird hits along with stray animal incidents. While there have been bird hits around the airport, animal incident has gone down to zero. Together, in 2013 and 2014, there have been eight bird hit cases at Nagpur airport.
"There have been no animal hits in the recent past. We have taken utmost care to ensure this. Apart from the solar fence sealing off the runway, we also have animal chasers. We also maintain the perimeter walls to ensure that no animal gets inside the operational area. We also had the forest department comb for deer in our premises last year," said P Anil Kumar, senior airport director, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur.
13/11/14 Aparna Nair/Times of India
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Following the animal hit incident at Surat airport, according to news reports, Nagpur was featured in the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) list of airports hit worst by 'wildlife strikes', which also included bird hits along with stray animal incidents. While there have been bird hits around the airport, animal incident has gone down to zero. Together, in 2013 and 2014, there have been eight bird hit cases at Nagpur airport.
"There have been no animal hits in the recent past. We have taken utmost care to ensure this. Apart from the solar fence sealing off the runway, we also have animal chasers. We also maintain the perimeter walls to ensure that no animal gets inside the operational area. We also had the forest department comb for deer in our premises last year," said P Anil Kumar, senior airport director, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport, Nagpur.
13/11/14 Aparna Nair/Times of India
