SC asks Centre to address concerns on airports’ design
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to address concerns raised in a plea claiming that there was a deliberate omission for years to install Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) at airports, which prevented aircraft from overshooting runways at vulnerable airports such as Mangaluru and Kozhikode.
“This is a matter of public interest. Why don’t you address it,” a bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian told Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati.
According to experts, airports like Mangaluru have become very dangerous to land, the bench added.
“Please consider this PIL as a representation and give the petitioner, Rajen Mehta a patient hearing, consider his suggestions”, the bench told Bhati.
