<p>Navi Mumbai: In the wake of a vulture getting hit on an IndiGo flight near Ranchi, environmentalists have expressed concern over inaction on the illegal slaughter shops within three km radius from the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), despite an advisory from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).</p><p>"Moreover, the Aerodrome Environment Management Committee (AEMC) is headed by CIDCO, which is the airport project proponent, and it is not expected to act," environment watchdog NatConnect Foundation said in its fresh complaint with the DGCA filed through the PMO public grievances website.</p><p>NatConnect Director B N Kumar has, therefore, also called for constituting the AEMC under the chairmanship of an environment expert or a retired judge.</p><p>On a previous complaint by NatConnect, DGCA director Amit Gupta informed more than a month ago that the aerodrome operator has been advised to act against the slaughter activities that can attract birds, but there has been no action against the illegal slaughter of animals and the open sale of mutton and chicken, Kumar said.</p><p>Echoing similar concern, local citizen Karan Chawla and Santosh Kate said that the clandestine mutton business has increased in recent times, as if "with vengeance after the complaints". “It is highly unhygienic as well, but the gullible non-vegetarian lovers fall for the cheap mutton and chicken,” Kate said.</p><p>Recently, the Aeronautical Information Service (AIS), managed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), has issued a NOTAM (Notice-To-Airmen) list pertaining to lack of operational readiness of Navi Mumbai International Airport.</p><p>But, the issue pertaining to the illegal slaughter within the 3 km radius is missing from the NOTAM list which mentioned the absence of landing and take-off routes and presence of 225 obstacles including 86 buildings, 79 hilltops, 23 power transmission towers, 12 mobile towers, and eight floodlight poles.</p><p>Kumar has, therefore, raised the slaughter shops issue with the General Manager of AIS who responded that the matter has been referred to the “concerned authorities at NMIAL”.</p><p>"But the so-called concerned authorities remained unconcerned over such an important issue," the environment watchdog said and raised a fresh complaint with the DGCA, with a copy to the Maharashtra Chief Minister.</p>
<p>Navi Mumbai: In the wake of a vulture getting hit on an IndiGo flight near Ranchi, environmentalists have expressed concern over inaction on the illegal slaughter shops within three km radius from the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), despite an advisory from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).</p><p>"Moreover, the Aerodrome Environment Management Committee (AEMC) is headed by CIDCO, which is the airport project proponent, and it is not expected to act," environment watchdog NatConnect Foundation said in its fresh complaint with the DGCA filed through the PMO public grievances website.</p><p>NatConnect Director B N Kumar has, therefore, also called for constituting the AEMC under the chairmanship of an environment expert or a retired judge.</p><p>On a previous complaint by NatConnect, DGCA director Amit Gupta informed more than a month ago that the aerodrome operator has been advised to act against the slaughter activities that can attract birds, but there has been no action against the illegal slaughter of animals and the open sale of mutton and chicken, Kumar said.</p><p>Echoing similar concern, local citizen Karan Chawla and Santosh Kate said that the clandestine mutton business has increased in recent times, as if "with vengeance after the complaints". “It is highly unhygienic as well, but the gullible non-vegetarian lovers fall for the cheap mutton and chicken,” Kate said.</p><p>Recently, the Aeronautical Information Service (AIS), managed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), has issued a NOTAM (Notice-To-Airmen) list pertaining to lack of operational readiness of Navi Mumbai International Airport.</p><p>But, the issue pertaining to the illegal slaughter within the 3 km radius is missing from the NOTAM list which mentioned the absence of landing and take-off routes and presence of 225 obstacles including 86 buildings, 79 hilltops, 23 power transmission towers, 12 mobile towers, and eight floodlight poles.</p><p>Kumar has, therefore, raised the slaughter shops issue with the General Manager of AIS who responded that the matter has been referred to the “concerned authorities at NMIAL”.</p><p>"But the so-called concerned authorities remained unconcerned over such an important issue," the environment watchdog said and raised a fresh complaint with the DGCA, with a copy to the Maharashtra Chief Minister.</p>