Overground Metro 2B corridor: Bombay HC seeks AAI report on measures to ensure safety of fliers, nearby residents
The Bombay High Court, while hearing a PIL challenging the construction of Metro 2B line near Juhu Aerodrome, recently directed the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to place on record the safety measures it plans to take for the safety of at least 1,260 flights and 2,500 passengers that use runway 08 of the Aerodrome on an average in a given year.
The court said while the aviation secretary’s report justified the NOC granted by the AAI to the MMRDA for Metro construction, it needed to be assured that such a nod would not pose any risk to fliers or residents of nearby areas.
A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Makarand S Karnik on June 23 held a hearing on the PIL filed by Harit Desai, a social worker and Juhu resident, challenging the construction of overground Metro 2B corridor (DN Nagar to Mankhurd), passing through Swami Vivekanand (SV) Road in the vicinity of Juhu airport in Mumbai.
