Lok Sabha Question No. 13 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Wildlife Hazard at Udaipur Airport
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 13

(To be answered 0n the February 2017) 2nd

## WILDLIFE HAZARD AT UDAIPUR AIRPORT

## SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if s0, the details thereof;

be pleased to state:-

- (3) whether corrective steps have been taken the Government to make airport safer which has been classified under highly sensitive Aviation (DGCA) team in 2014; by Udaipur
2. (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
3. () the measures taken by the Government to prevent straying of animals near airports?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) to (c) The measures taken to curb wildlife hazard at Udaipur Airport are enclosed at Annexure-L

(d) Airfield Environment Management Committee (AEMC) meeting is convened regularly every alternate month under the Chairmanship of District Heaith; Environment / Pollution Control and Police to ensure removal of ali illegal slaughter houses and proper disposal of garbage within 10 km radius of the airport:

- 1 The operational area of Airport is secured with complete perimeter wall of height 8 %a feet with 2 feet concertina coil on of wall: top
2. Full length perimeter road along the perimeter wall is provided for enabling the patrolling of entire length of perimeter wall for surveillance.
3. Entire perimeter boundary wall is equipped with perimeter light for illumination during the hours of darkness:
- Annual manzpower contract for wild life management including bird hazard control throughout the operational hours, with deployment of 4 numbers of Bird chasers and one supervisor at all time during the operational hours Above manpower is also used to chase away the Jackals, whenever they are sighted.
- 5 Deployment of CISF security personnel, total 4 nos; of security watch towers and 8 nos. of security huts are provided and manned by CISF personnel round the clock to keep vigil on intrusion including the wild life activities.
6. Removal of all garbage birs present inside the operational area.
- 7 Placing 3 animal cages in coordination with Forest Department; Udaipur asan attempt to trap the wild animal.
- Deployment of 4 nos. Zone Guns and  usage of Fire crackers to disperselrepel the Birds and Wild animals during operational hours.
- The base of entire Airport perimeter wall has been strengthened and all possible gaps closed with masonry work: AIl culverts openings have been closed with fencing to prevent the wildlife shelter and hide-outs.
- 10.Regular convening of Airfield Environment Committee Meeting under the Chairmanship of District Magistrate and Collector to deliberate on planning of suitable strategy for the elimination f wildlife from Airport premise.
- 11.The operational area is kept clean and all wild grass is regularly trimmed.
- 12.In last twelve months total 12 nos  of combing exercise were conducted at airport with the help of all available man-power. In one of the exercise even the assistance of Army in the form of large number of Jawan deployment for combing was taken:
- 13 The assistance of local 'Kalbelia" group of people was sought on 2 of the combing operation with the help of their trained dogs.