Officials will re-survey obstacles like buildings affecting landings at the airport’s second runway.
What’s it about? The Airports Advisory Committee has asked the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to re-survey obstacles like buildings that affect landings at the second runway. Committee members said they could be removed without affecting buildings with infringements of up to 0.5 metres.
- The AAI recently asked residents to remove obstacles like water tanks and roofs of top floors that impact an aircraft’s landing from the Manapakkam-end.
- Committee member TR Baalu said the district administration should also remove any obstacles that hinder bigger planes from landing. The committee believes the airport isn’t using the second runway to its fullest potential.
Other improvements: Baalu suggested posting CISF personnel fluent in the local language in areas with high passenger interactions. The committee also asked the AAI to organise a meeting of defence officials and the state government for the handing over of defence land for airside development.