Thiruvananthapuram airport removes 141 obstacles to improve air safety
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T'puram: In a bid to improve air safety, Thiruvananthapuram airport has issued notices to around 600 people, asking them to remove obstacles, including trees, hoardings and lightning conductor antennas that are on the flight path.
So far, 141 obstacles have been removed.
These obstacles were removed from Vallakadavu, All Saints Junction, Balanagar, Chakai-Shangumukham road corridor, Chitranjali Hills, Judge Kunnu, Air Force station and Aiswarya Nagar. Many of these areas are located within the approach funnel and zones where aircraft manoeuvre to land or take off, making them critical to air safety.
The airport also removed approximately 14 obstacles from its close vicinity.
They include an IAF antenna, a hoarding of an apartment complex in Anayara, a lightning arrester of a hospital, the second floor of a lodge at Shanghumugham, a camera pole at All Saints Junction, a stair roof of a house in Sulaiman Street, a lightning arrester of a luxury hotel near Kochuveli, a watchtower at Chitranjali Hills, a giant wheel at Shanghumugham and parapets and poles of a house in GV Raja Lane.
An airport official said most of the crucial obstacles were removed and notices are issued to the owners through Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
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The authorities also ensured that around 4,000 trees were removed so far.
A recent assessment by the airport found that there are around 1,000 obstacles or groups of obstacles all around the 20 km radius of the airport designated as the obstacles limitation surface. Though the airport issues no objection certificates (NOC) for construction around the airport, people often violate them by installing water tanks, antennas, solar panels, temporary stairs and canopies over the buildings that infringe on the permissible height in the area, said an official.
The awareness about the need for an NOC has increased, but it is issued from Chennai air traffic control, which is a hassle. The electronic terrain and obstacles data (e-TOD) of Airports Authority of India, aimed to inform pilots and air traffic controllers about the terrain and the obstacles, does not seem to be updated, as the airport's assessment shows there are far more obstacles. One of the reasons could be non-compliance by people who obtain NOCs.
The airport operator is in touch with the local body to ensure that there will not be obstacles.
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