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The new proposal will be confined to extending the runway length without disturbing the runway strip at 75 metres on either side. However, the new proposal would be confined to extending the runway length without disturbing the runway strip at 75 metres on either side, sources told The Hindu on Thursday. The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) wanted the AAI to increase the RESA to 240 m and runway strip to 150 m at the airport. But this was scaled down to 248 acres, including 80 acres for rehabilitating families who will be evicted for the project. AAI and DGCA officials had given clearance for the operation of Boeing-777 200 aircraft since the aeroplane reference field length for this baseline aircraft is within the available runway length..