THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will issue notices to the builders of high-rise apartments and flat complexes which had not availed of the No-objection Certificate (NOC) required for constructing the buildings in the city. Addressing a ‘Meet-the-Press’ programme at the Kesari Hall here on Monday, Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) E K Bharat Bhushan said that he had taken up the issue with the local self-government institutions concerned. Thiruvananthapuram Airport Director Chandramouli, who was present at the meet-the-press, said one of the builders who had constructed a high-rise near the airport without obtaining the NOC had already been served with the notice. Bharat Bhushan said a huge amount was being pumped in for upgradation of the Air Traffic Control (ATC). He said the Global Positioning System (GPS) being implemented at a cost of Rs 750 crore will be installed at the Thiruvananthapuram Airport also. He said the State Government has assured the DGCA that it would make available 87 acres land for the second phase development of the new terminal. But the airport terminal urgently required the acquisition of 39 cents of land to provide a Runway End Safety Area (RESA) to prevent skidding of the aircraft to danger zone and checking Mangalore-model accidents. As per the safety specification, the RESA required a 90 x 90 square metre area.
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