Bhopal: Illegal meat shops running near the airport are posing a serious threat to flyers. Airport authorities have written about it several times, but the meat business continues to flourish. These shops attract birds which could result in hits to the aircraft. The Aircraft Act's Rule 91 says that no slaughtering should be allowed within 10-km radius of an aerodrome reference point to avoid attracting birds that could risk the approaching aircraft.
Airport authorities have been urging the government for last two years to take steps to check the menace. The waste generated from meat and fish shops are attracting birds, posing threat to flights. The government has also asked all municipal corporations to set up dedicated 'markets' for sale of meat and poultry items. "The corporations need to identify such places. All fish and meat selling stalls should be relocated to the dedicated markets," said an airport official. When contacted, former director of Bhopal airport, Lft Akashdeep Mathur told TOI that the issue had been discussed several times the shops were also fined by the BMC. "The shop vendors reopen their counters after sometime," said Mathur. He was recently transferred to Srinagar as director.
On the condition of anonymity, a senior airport official said that meat and fish shops near airport could lead to an accident on any given day. "Thankfully, no casualty has taken place in the past due to bird hit. However, that does not mean that it will be the same in the future also. Such shops should be shut down as early as possible," said the official.
11/05/18 Times of India
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Airport authorities have been urging the government for last two years to take steps to check the menace. The waste generated from meat and fish shops are attracting birds, posing threat to flights. The government has also asked all municipal corporations to set up dedicated 'markets' for sale of meat and poultry items. "The corporations need to identify such places. All fish and meat selling stalls should be relocated to the dedicated markets," said an airport official. When contacted, former director of Bhopal airport, Lft Akashdeep Mathur told TOI that the issue had been discussed several times the shops were also fined by the BMC. "The shop vendors reopen their counters after sometime," said Mathur. He was recently transferred to Srinagar as director.
On the condition of anonymity, a senior airport official said that meat and fish shops near airport could lead to an accident on any given day. "Thankfully, no casualty has taken place in the past due to bird hit. However, that does not mean that it will be the same in the future also. Such shops should be shut down as early as possible," said the official.
11/05/18 Times of India
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