A top official from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security of India (BCAS) inspected the Mysuru airport at Mandakalli with regard to the expansion of the existing runway for facilitating the operation of bigger aircraft.
The Additional Commissioner (Security), BCAS, Jyothi Narayan, and four senior officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), inspected the airport along with the local officials led by Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha.
The existing length of the runway is 1,744 metres and expansion was necessary for an additional 800 metres for operating larger planes.
To facilitate expansion of the runway, construction of a tunnel had been proposed to avoid realignment of the National Highway that passes along the airport.
“The tunnel can save construction of an additional 11 km highway. The facility saves time and cost as a lot of time is spent on acquisition issues. The highway will pass through the tunnel and the aircraft will move over the tunnel,” she explained.
30/10/15 Shankar Bennur/The Hindu
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The Additional Commissioner (Security), BCAS, Jyothi Narayan, and four senior officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI), inspected the airport along with the local officials led by Deputy Commissioner C. Shikha.
The existing length of the runway is 1,744 metres and expansion was necessary for an additional 800 metres for operating larger planes.
To facilitate expansion of the runway, construction of a tunnel had been proposed to avoid realignment of the National Highway that passes along the airport.
“The tunnel can save construction of an additional 11 km highway. The facility saves time and cost as a lot of time is spent on acquisition issues. The highway will pass through the tunnel and the aircraft will move over the tunnel,” she explained.
30/10/15 Shankar Bennur/The Hindu
