Plan to remove waste around airport
The Hindu
Meet discusses progress of ongoing works and expansion activities
The Airfield Environment Management Committee and Aerodrome Committee meeting that deals with curbing bird and wildlife mitigation around airfield has decided to put in place credible action plan to periodically remove the degradable and non-degradable waste getting generated around the airport.
Chairing the meeting here on Wednesday, Collector K. Senthil Raj informed that a credible solid waste management programme had been executed at Kumaragiri near Pudukottai to convert the degradable waste getting generated in the five village panchayats near the airport into manure to reduce bird-hit incidents.
“This solid waste management programme has been implemented with the Corporate Social Responsibility fund of ₹ 90 lakh provided by the Airports Authority of India,” he said. A survey conducted around the airport has revealed that dumping of chicken waste on an open area on the approach path of runway 28 in Sivathaiapuram, was still going on. He instructed the authorities to issue a circular to all panchayats insisting on use of animal waste management plant at Koottaampuli for proper disposal.