Post-AI crash, BMC to survey areas under BPIA funnel zone for operational safety

AMID push for enhanced operational safety of airports following the deadly airplane crash in Ahmedabad, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to form joint teams to conduct a survey in the localities that come under the funnel zone of Biju Patnaik International Airport (BPIA).

- SUDARSAN MAHARANA @Bhubaneswar

The funnel zone includes areas that align with airport runways and paths flights follow while landing and taking off. The zone is crucial for ensuring flight safety and involves height restrictions on buildings to allow safe navigation.

BMC commissioner and Airfield Environment Management Committee (AEMC) chairman Rajesh Prabhakar Patil told this paper that the joint teams will be formed to assess the operational safety of the city airport.