Navi Mumbai: The final report of the Baseline Survey of Birds around the proposed Navi Mumbai Airport by the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) has firmly suggested that the surviving wetland areas where thousands of local and migratory birds can be seen, must be protected in order to ensure that air disasters like 'bird hits' do not occur when the airport becomes operational.
The executive summary of the BNHS bird study spanning a period of 60 months, has clearly stated that the remaining wetlands such as at TS Chanakya and behind the NRI Complex (Seawoods Estate) along Palm Beach Road, and the Funde-Panje mudflats in Uran must be strictly protected as important bird habitats in order to minimise the risk of bird hits at the Navi Mumbai International Airport.
"These are the only areas left for birds to roost during high tide, outside the proposed airport zone. In the absence of such measures, there is a high risk of birds congregating on open runways and spaces of the proposed airport area, which may result in bird hazard problems," stated the final report of the BNHS bird study, which was recently presented to Cidco, the nodal agency in-charge of the Navi Mumbai airport project.
The study has informed that 'Near Threatened' congregatory species like the Lesser Flamingos and Eurasian Curlews were noticed to move away from the seashore to the mentioned three inland wetlands (TS Chanakya, NRI Complex, Funde-Panje) during high tide.
02/02/18 Vijay Singh/Times of India
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The executive summary of the BNHS bird study spanning a period of 60 months, has clearly stated that the remaining wetlands such as at TS Chanakya and behind the NRI Complex (Seawoods Estate) along Palm Beach Road, and the Funde-Panje mudflats in Uran must be strictly protected as important bird habitats in order to minimise the risk of bird hits at the Navi Mumbai International Airport.
"These are the only areas left for birds to roost during high tide, outside the proposed airport zone. In the absence of such measures, there is a high risk of birds congregating on open runways and spaces of the proposed airport area, which may result in bird hazard problems," stated the final report of the BNHS bird study, which was recently presented to Cidco, the nodal agency in-charge of the Navi Mumbai airport project.
The study has informed that 'Near Threatened' congregatory species like the Lesser Flamingos and Eurasian Curlews were noticed to move away from the seashore to the mentioned three inland wetlands (TS Chanakya, NRI Complex, Funde-Panje) during high tide.
02/02/18 Vijay Singh/Times of India
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