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At Surat airport, height obstacles and flight operations coexist

Representative Image SURAT: The Flight AI 171 crash in Ahmedabad has brought air transport hazards into the spotlight. The airport in Surat has been subject to neglect in this regard for decades. It first took a public movement to make the airport operational, while later gaining notoriety when it became perhaps the only airport where an aircraft hit a buffalo on the runway. There are shrimp farms near the airport on one side, which attract birds, and an underground gas pipeline on the other side which prevents the runway from being extended. Another issue concerning citizens and hampering full-fledged operations…

Infrastructure

Kolkata civic body focuses on height of buildings in flight path

Representative Image KOLKATA: In the wake of the Ahmedabad tragedy, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) buildings department has alerted the executive engineers in the boroughs to strictly adhere to the building height guidelines sent by Airports Authority of India (AAI). The AAI issues guidelines to KMC regarding building height restrictions around airports to ensure flight safety. These guidelines are based on the AAI’s colour coded zoning maps (CCZM) and dictate permissible building heights within specific zones. Construction exceeding the permissible heights requires an NoC from AAI. According to a buildings department official, maximum vigilance will be maintained in the Cossipore-Dum…

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Five G+6 towers near Kolkata airport on AAI radar again after Gujarat tragedy

KOLKATA: The Ahmedabad plane crash has again prompted the Kolkata airport authorities to raise concerns about unauthorised structures in high-rises as threats to flights moving in and out of the city. They have turned their focus on a high-rise complex at Bablatala, which is right across the airport wall, claiming the two top floors of the five towers pose a risk. The airport officials said they had served seven notices on Loharuka Green Complex, asking the office-bearers to pull down the two top floors at the earliest, which included lift rooms and water tanks, as they were potential hazards in…