Between January 2018 and October 2023, 319 incidents of birds and other wildlife have been reported at Ahmedabad Airport. In this case, Delhi (710) and Mumbai (352) are third. An animal rights think tank made this disclosure on Thursday. This information has come to light at a time when an Air India plane crashed in Ahmedabad a week ago. In this accident, 270 people including a total of 241 passengers lost their lives. The aircraft collided with a medical college hostel. However, the cause behind the accident is not considered to be the collision of birds. Still some experts do not agree with this.
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The ‘People’s for Animals Public Policy Foundation’ (PAPPF) claimed that 319 birds and wildlife collision cases were reported between January 2018 to October 2023 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad, which is third after Delhi and Mumbai. This figure is taken from the answer to a parliamentary question in December 2023. ThinkTank reported that in 2023, bird collision incidents almost doubled, which is 107 percent more compared to the previous year.
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The organization said that such incidents at the national level have increased from 167 in 2006 to 1,125 in 2022, which is a violation of the targets set by the Ministry of Aviation. The think tank said that it has sent an informal letter to the Directorate General of Aviation (DGCA), seeking to implement the aircraft Rules, 1937 Rule 91 of the aircraft rule, 1937 to reduce the possibilities of such confrontation.
According to the aircraft rules, 1937, there is a ban on depositing animal slaughter and skin as well as garbage and other polluting substances in the ten-kilometer filed of the airport. The PAPPF said that the Ministry of Aviation has over the years that meat shops near the airports, slaughterhouses, pig rearing, dairy and piles of open garbage attract birds, which increases the risk of bird colliding. In a statement in Parliament in 2007, the Ministry admitted that the removal of meat shops from around the airports would definitely reduce the incidents of bird collision.
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Nevertheless, these establishments continue to work in violation of aviation safety rules near many major Indian airports including Ahmedabad. PAPPF trustee and member Gauri Maulekhi said, we could not call these tragedies unexpected. There were clear warnings over the years. 319 incidents were reported at Ahmedabad Airport alone. Each incident was a bell of danger. He said, the laws that we have are not just suggestions are to protect people’s lives. Had he been implemented, Shad would have prevented such a tragedy.
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