‘500m area near LBS airport boundary a no-parking zone’

Varanasi: The district administration issued strict directives to ensure no vehicle is parked in half km area on Varanasi-Lucknow highway, where Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport’s runway ends. While discussing measures for enhancing security of airport with the officials of LBSI airport, district administration and other agencies, district magistrate Kaushal Raj Sharma said the boundary of airport separating the runway and NH-56 is spread in half km area. For the safety of flights taking off or landing, no vehicle should be allowed to park near this boundary wall at any cost. The DM asked to make it a no parking zone.
To check the entry of unauthorised people inside the airport premises through main gate, DM asked for the deployment of sufficient police force at this point on regular basis.
He also asked for the deployment of traffic cops in this premises for proper regulation of vehicular traffic.
Airport director Aryama Sanyal drew the attention of officials towards cleanliness and problems being faced in solid waste disposal after which DM asked the officials concerned to pay special attention on this issue.
He said people involved in selling chicken, mutton and fish in the vicinity of airport should be strictly directed to keep their shops properly covered and ensure proper disposal of waste.
The divisional forest officer Mahavir Kaujalgi was asked to initiate measures for checking the entry of animals like rabbits and jackal as well as possibility of bird hit.
DM also sought details of the progress made in the proposal of expansion of the runway of this airport.
He asked SDM Pindra to complete the survey of land in seven villages, on which the expansion was proposed, as soon as possible.