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After Baramati crash, govt begins checks on ‘uncontrolled' airports
Hindustan Times Bengaluru
|February 09, 2026
The civil aviation ministry has started a nationwide inspection of about 400 uncontrolled airstrips to develop a uniform set of operating standards and a monitoring mechanism to be jointly managed by the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA) and states, officials said.
The inspection drive will map infrastructure gaps, communication facilities, firefighting readiness and coordination mechanisms with local authorities. At present, most of t
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