Kolkata: State home secretary Basudeb Banerjee has asked Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and North Dum Dum, South Dum Dum and New Barrackpore municipalities to emulate Madhyamgram municipality in managing its garbage. Managing the municipal solid waste at these civic areas adjoining the airport is critical to flight safety as garbage attract birds that is hazardous to aircraft.
Speaking at the airport environment management committee meeting, Banerjee told the heads of civic bodies to take lessons from Madhyamgram that had improved its waste management. "If need be, set up compactor stations," he told the municipality chairmen and Bidhannagar mayor.
Principal chief conservator of forest and chief wildlife warden Pradeep Shukla who was also at the meeting said a comprehensive plan will be prepared in conjunction with Kolkata airport authorities to deal with the jackal menace once and for all. "There is no use trapping a couple of jackals because those that remain breed. We have to locate their habitat, corner them at one go and trap them for relocation," he said. Jackals have strayed into the tarmac in the past, forcing aircraft to abort landing.
31/10/15 Times of India
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Speaking at the airport environment management committee meeting, Banerjee told the heads of civic bodies to take lessons from Madhyamgram that had improved its waste management. "If need be, set up compactor stations," he told the municipality chairmen and Bidhannagar mayor.
Principal chief conservator of forest and chief wildlife warden Pradeep Shukla who was also at the meeting said a comprehensive plan will be prepared in conjunction with Kolkata airport authorities to deal with the jackal menace once and for all. "There is no use trapping a couple of jackals because those that remain breed. We have to locate their habitat, corner them at one go and trap them for relocation," he said. Jackals have strayed into the tarmac in the past, forcing aircraft to abort landing.
31/10/15 Times of India
