Calicut airport initiates corrective measures to widen perimeter road
The Hindu
Report by National Institute of Technology expected in two months, says Director
The authorities at the Calicut airport have begun the process to widen the perimeter road following an observation by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) that the narrow road posed problems during rescue operation after the Air India Express crash last August.
Airport Director R. Mahalingam said that the Department of Civil Engineering at the National Institute of Technology-Calicut (NIT-C) had already been tasked to prepare a report to widen the 10-km perimeter road which surrounds the airport. “The road has varying width on the uneven terrain. We hope to obtain the report within two months and begin the work,” he told The Hindu on Monday.
The AAIB, which probed the accident on August 7, said that the perimeter road is 4.9-m wide and it should be wide enough to facilitate quick movement of emergency vehicles. During the rescue operations, the narrow perimeter road got blocked with emergency vehicles, airport vehicles and taxis, leading to serious delays.