Summary:
Recently, DGCA has approved the use of 2,290 metre runway, but still the 615 metre runway is kept under displacement due to the obstruction by 18 buildings.” The action has to be taken by the AAI. SMC doesn’t come in the picture at all. In fact, the AAI was supposed to carry out the resurvey of buildings.”RTI activist Rajesh Modi said, “The AAI, SMC and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) are busy in playing the passing the buck game and the development of airport is put on the tenterhooks. The height of buildings obstructing the runway at Surat airport have to be demolished in order to restore the threshold of runway on Vesu side for smooth operation of flights.The letter further stated that the AAI has noticed that may builders in the airport vicinity have constructed high-rises in violation of NoC issued by AAI..