Monkey menace at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport

Animals love airport runway and they frequently visit the runway. Pigs, deer, rabbits were already causing the menace on Nagpur airport, now the new addition is monkeys. A group of 70 monkeys moving on the runway of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport prevented landing of Mumbai-Nagpur-Kolkata flight on time and the flight had to be diverted to Hyderabad.

Mihan India Limited (MIL) has decided to appoint animal trappers. The security system used to scare animals is not fully functional.
Some stern measures needs to be deployed before it is too late and accidents makes headlines.

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Mihan India Limited (MIL) to employ animal trappers to guard run way of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport

After repeated incidents of animal menace finally Mihan India Limited has decided to employ animal trappers to avert any major accident caused by stray animals. Dogs, pigs, deers and rabbits are frequent visitors to the runway of airport. There are many incidents of animals killed during takeoffs and landing. Animals on runway can cause a major accidents if they are not stopped from visiting the runway.

MIL has taken the matter seriously and has welcomed offers in this regard.

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