{"id":57195,"date":"2025-06-21T09:48:44","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T04:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanacres.in\/?p=57195"},"modified":"2025-06-21T09:48:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T04:18:44","slug":"dabolim-funnel-zone-raises-flight-risk-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livzzy.in\/?p=57195","title":{"rendered":"Dabolim Funnel Zone Raises Flight Risk Fears"},"content":{"rendered":"

Goa\u2019s Dabolim Airport, a critical gateway to the state, is once again in the spotlight\u2014not for its operations, but for growing fears over construction activities taking place within its regulated funnel zone. A fresh round of excavation and land development near the flight path has raised both aviation safety concerns and legal red flags.<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\nThe latest developments involve excavation work reportedly authorised by district authorities, allowing a Delhi-based private developer to carry out significant hill cutting and site preparation in the vicinity of Dabolim Airport’s funnel zone. Despite a prior stop-work order issued by the local panchayat, the work resumed earlier this week, prompting civic activists and local associations to call for urgent intervention.<\/h4>\n

\nOfficials representing local associations, who have closely monitored land usage in sensitive zones, expressed shock upon discovering full-scale excavation activity ongoing in the area. They raised questions over how permissions were granted despite existing moratoriums, pointing out that the land in question is communally owned and meant for agricultural use under Goa\u2019s longstanding land governance codes.<\/h4>\n

\nThe funnel zone, which lies directly along the aircraft approach and departure paths, is protected under aviation and environmental regulations to minimise risk to both flyers and the surrounding population. The site, situated close to the main runway\u2019s funnel approach, is particularly sensitive. Aviation experts flagged that earthmoving and construction works in such zones could interfere with radar calibration, mislead navigation systems, and compromise the minimum safe altitudes required during landing and take-off.<\/h4>\n

\nWhat makes this case even more concerning is its timing. The excavation work comes just days after a catastrophic crash involving an Air India flight in Ahmedabad\u2014a tragedy widely attributed to obstacle violations and oversight lapses near aerodrome limits. With over 200 fatalities in that crash, authorities across India have been urged to step up enforcement of aerodrome zoning laws. Against that backdrop, Goa\u2019s apparent disregard of such regulations at Dabolim is being viewed as especially reckless.<\/h4>\n

\nLocal legal experts representing the community land custodians reiterated that the area under excavation is classified as \u201cafframent land,\u201d historically assigned for cultivation. They argued that no residential or commercial development can take place unless the land use classification is officially converted through state procedures\u2014a process that has not been followed in this case.<\/h4>\n

\nAlso Read: Mumbai Officials Inspect Mannat Over CRZ Concerns<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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