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Nagpur airport: 60 buildings violate height norms, demolition stuck in red tape

Representative Image NAGPUR: Mihan India Limited (MIL) has over a year ago sent notices to 60 buildings with height norm violations that ‘obstruct’ flights taking off from the current runway. A final resolution of the problem, though, remains mired in long bureaucratic procedures. Multiple agencies are involved before a part of any building that exceeds the stipulated height can be demolished. This delays the decision-making process, said sources. Until 2015, Airports Authority of India (AAI) determined a building’s height according to the distance and issued a no-objection certificate (NOC). However, it is Mihan India Limited (MIL) — the airport operator…