No butchery to operate near city airport: Official

Chandigarh | Sunday | 22nd July, 2018

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Action will be taken once the approval is received from the government.On July 12, Mohali deputy commissioner Gurpreet Kaur Sapra had constituted two teams to investigate illegal activity in the area. The orders will remain enforced till September 19, 2018, she said.Sapra said, “After taking stock of the situation around the airport, ADC has been submitted his report. We had received complaints from the airforce and airport authorities regarding the intrusion of carnivorous birds like eagles during landing of the aircraft posing major threats. The action came after airport authorities have approached the Mohali administration asking to remove illegal construction, butcheries and garbage dumps posing major threat to the flights approaching for landing at the airport. Two teams were constituted under ADC to look into the matter after which a report has been submitted..