Lok Sabha Question No. 1270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Stray Animals at Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL, PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

## GOYERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF CIVIL AVIATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUEST-fON  NO' : 1270 (fo be answered on the  gln  Ftbruary 2017)

## STRAY ANIMALS  A:I' AIRPORTS

## 1270, SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL PROF PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA

## Will the Minister of CML AYIATION

drdn fufimror Jif be pleased to state:-

- (a)  whcther  several airPorts in th€ country including Delhi are infestcd with stray animals like dogs 8nd catsi
- i;i;;;il;; ii"*i"t-r,r"" "r"rted the GoYernment  about terror threat from these strav animals; and
- (b)  if  so, the details thereofi
- iliif  ;;liil"i;i'ls thcrcof  and the corr€ctive  st€ps  proposed  ro be tsken by the i;overnment  in this regard?

ANSWER

Minister  of State  in the Ministry  of CIVIL  AVIATION dndrJfrerddlixrcrqd]Iosdff

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(al  No. Madam' Ilowever'  incidents  of occasional  entry by strav animals have b€en i6serred/ reported at some airports'

iiiaip.u.rr."  of sira) animals in and around thc airport is being taken up .-.rrrlorlw wirh Chiet secretarry' bistrict  Collector  of the-states  during monthly

L^^-  -^-^-+^n -r  .^ma ^r rhp Hi"6i,;iri"i#i;:t  ;h";;;;iilimal  strike has been reported  at some or the Xffi ;i;;"";;1,  calicut.  kolkata.  Bhubaneshn ar' Trichl'  I ndore' coimbatore' Jabalpur.  Luclinorr.  Ahmtdabad. Ranchi'  Surat & Ea8oogra'

i'frffi;'E;;i;";menr  Managiment  Committee(AEM.C)-P.ee-ting' (d)  corrective  steps arc trr,.n ,i'in  .ooiuinutiin  with chief s.eirrtary/ \_District Eiri;li,i.i.iig  eilrli,n* "i n e uc as delined  in Rule 9l of ihe Aircrafi Rules' i9ii. i;;;;."..ctiYe  steps taken to prerent entr.y of stray, animals into the iiiiitid'r1i -r.""i oi u"t'od.o*"t  is enclosed  at Annexure  .l'

## lnslde the Alrport:

- 1,  Regular  grass cuttin8  and removalofshlubs  etc'
- z. crJdlng Ind leveling of airport land to prevent  stagnation  of water  (filling up of low lyin8 areas).
3. Evolvlng eftective  drainage  system'
4. ReSular de-siltinS  of drains.
- 5J Pigeon  proofinS  of hangars  and airport  buildings'
6. Regular insecticide  sPrayinS,
7. Provision  of covered  Sarbage  bins. All wet  and dry garbage to be disposed  off in polythene bags.
8. Deployment of bird scarers along runways'
9. Deployment.of  bird scaring devices like zone Guns, use of special  8el  on elevated  light fittings etc.
- 10'SurveillanceofoperationalareatoidentifywildlifeactivityandalertingATctoadvlsePilots to exercise caution.
11. Regular  cleaning  and sweeping  of operational  area'
13. Creating  awareness  among employees  of agencies  at Airport about measures to avoid wildlife  (Blrd/Animal)  attractions
12. Trees in the operational  area and adiacent to the boundary  wall are cut/pruned to avoid nestin&/roostin8  bY birds.
14. Conductin8  ofAEMC  meetings  regularly  at airports'

## Outside  the Airport:

MlincoordinationwithlocalMunicipalbodiestakesfollowingactiontocurtailwildlifeactivityin the vicinity  of Airport.

1. Removal of dairy  farms, piggeries  and pouhry  farms within 10  (M  area of airport and observance  of proper hygienic  conservancy'
2. Creation  of closed  garbaSe collection  bins and its appropriate  disposal to garbaSe  dumps
3. Establishment  of modern slaughter  houses'
5. Covering of open drains  and preventing water stagnation in the vicinity of airport
4. Covering of meat, fish and chicken markets and  proper disposal  of waste emanating from such  markets.
5. Frequent  joint inspection of areas around  the Alrport (10km radius)'
7. Prevent  open  food outlets  in the approach  path of Runway'