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“The height of the gate is being scaled up in accordance with the IAF requirement. The roller gate’s height must be in accordance with the boundary wall as it is important for the safety and security of the airbase.”Kulshreshtha said they would soon replace the existing gate with a new 11-foot-tall gate. The new gate will be installed in a day or two.” However, we have erected a, eight feet tall gate with an additional one feet concertina coil mounted on it in accordance with the IAF’s guidelines.”In his letter to AAI, IAF chief administrative officer Group Captain Shivanand stated, “The height of the gate erected by AAI is three feet short of the IAF boundary wall. Hence, the envisaged delay, if it happens, needs to be attributed to the AAI office.AAI joint general manager Rajeev Kulshreshtha told TOI, “Since there has been some difference between the ground level of the IAF airbase and AAI airport, the gate’s height fell short..