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       As part of the Accident Prevention Programme following steps have been taken to avert the recurrence of air mishaps and impending eventualities at airports in the country: • Accident / incident data is regularly analyzed and based on the analysis, Air Safety Circulars are issued to bring important observations/findings to the notice of the operators to avoid the recurrence of the accidents. • Recommendations emanating from the accident/incident investigation reports are implemented to prevent such mishaps. • As per the annual surveillance programme, audit of the operators are carried out. Recommendations emanating from such reports are followed up with the operator for implementation. The compliance of the action taken by the operator is further verified during the next audit.The Government appoints various Committees of Inquiry as per the provisions of Aircraft (Investigation of Accidents and Incidents) Rules, 2012 to investigate the aircraft accidents ...

              Airports Authority of India (AAI) has prepared Colour Coded Zoning Maps (CCZM) of airports of Delhi and Mumbai clearly indicating the permissible heights in different colour coded grids in different zones of these airports. These maps are available on AAI's website.                   It has been decided to upgrade the existing online height clearance system i.e. NOCAS to NOCAS V.2. The NOCAS V.2 is bound to process the NoC application without any human intervention after physical verification of site elevation and co-ordination by AAI officials and issuance of NoC for height clearance expeditiously.              

          Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Ashok Gajapathi Raju while Chairing the meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on Safety Measure in Civil Aviation Sector informed the Members that the Government has a plan to create a “Civil Aviation Authority of India” in place of DGCA to ensure efficiency in its procedures with ease of recruitment of skilled manpower. It will strengthen the system’s ability to cope with emerging safety challenges of the growth of the sector in the long run.         He added DGCA has issued various regulations for carrying out India’s obligation to the Chicago Convention and advisories to the industry regarding election flying, seasonal helicopter operations, real time tracking of the aircrafts etc. In accordance with the standard and recommended practices of ICAO, DGCA has developed State Safety Programme for India which is available on DGCA website. In accordance with the ICAO SARPs, India has al...

                  Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri G.M. Siddeshwara informed the Lok Sabha  that the Government has accorded site clearance for the Greenfield international airport project at Dholera at Ahmedabad in Gujarat being developed by the Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board in 2014.                      Taj International Greenfield airport project proposed at Hirangoan, Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh is presently under the preliminary scrutiny of the Government.   Government identified 50 locations for small airports   AAI has recently upgraded Bhopal, Indore and Raipur airports to international standards and the Government has initiated the process of declaring these airports as international airports.  Further, the Government of India has granted in-principle approval for development of the Greenfield airport projects as international air...

                  Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri G.M. Siddeshwara informed the Lok Sabha today 21st July that the Government has so far identified 50 locations with potential for small airports in various states namely,  Kadapa, Tirupati, Vijayawada,Warangal in Andhra Pradesh,  Along, Daparizo, Pasighat, Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh,  Jorhat,Rupsi,Silchar in Assam,  Gaya, Raxaul in Bihar,  Bilaspur, Raigarh in Chattisgarh,  Daman, Diu in Daman & Diu,  Bhawanagar, Jamnagar, Kandla, Keshod in Gujarat,  Hisar, Karnal in Haryana,  Kishtwar in J&K,  Deoghar, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand,  Belgaum,Hubli in Karnataka,  Gwalior, Jabalpur, Rewa in Madhya Pradesh,  Akola, Amravati, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Solapur in Maharashtra,  Jharsuguda in Odisha,  Ludhiana in Punjab,  Bikaner, Kishangarh, Kota in Rajasthan,  Thanjavore in Tamil Nadu  ...