Buildings posing height obstacles being identified in Surat
Surat: The exercise to identify height obstacles in the flight funnel of Surat International Airport is being repeated, in the wake of the Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Demolitions will be carried out after obstacles are identified, senior govt officials said.
The buildings that may face demolition are part of six projects that were developed recently. As there is no legal battle underway regarding their height, local authorities will be able to act.
Meanwhile, over 110 other buildings are allegedly in violation of height restrictions, but their case is in court and there is a stay on action against them.
"We asked airport officials to identify height obstacles and the portions of buildings that need to be removed. According to the Airports Authority of India's findings, the obstructing parts of buildings will be removed," said an official in the collector's office.
"Height obstacles of only those buildings will be removed for which there is no court order. For the other buildings, there is a stay order from the court and action will be taken only after a court order is received," the official added.
The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) is to facilitate the removal of these obstacles according to orders from the collector's office.
Teams from the AAI, SMC and the collector's office are working together to identify buildings posing an obstacle.
"The SMC will follow the collector's orders once AAI provides the height obstacle details. The SMC will carry out demolitions," said an SMC official.
Sources in the district administration say the stay against removal of height obstacles is also going to be challenged.
If the stay is vacated, action will be taken against all height obstacles.
Further, the district collector, Saurabh Pardhi, has ordered the removal of shrimp farms on govt land around the Kankra rivulet. Shrimp farms are said to be the major cause of flooding of the rivulet and are said to attract birds. Several shrimp farms are located around the city airport, raising the risk of bird strikes.
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