New Delhi August 14: India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has issued a fresh set of directives for airport operators to check incidents of collision of planes with birds and other animals in the wake of such incidents recently.
The DGCA guidelines said that aerodrome operators are required to deploy a wide range of methods and techniques to minimize the collision between wildlife and aircraft which includes carrying out routine patrols in random patterns, informing pilots whenever there is any wildlife activity, regular surveillance to spot hazardous wildlife and to record and monitor wildlife/bird movement data.
Regularly monitoring of buildings and other infrastructure for nests and roosts along with regular pruning to get rid of dense growth has been recommended. The DGCA has also sought a report from aerodrome operators on a monthly basis on the action taken.
