Danger to Patna Airport - Bihar Gov Steps to Reduce Risk

Patna airport has always been in the news for the wrong reasons. Infact, on many occassions Ministry of Aviation has warned that this airport might be shifted somewhere else because of the obvious problems in landing and take off of the planes. However, Bihar governmnet has initiated its own master plan to make this airport risk free. According to sources, 3700 tree in the Patna zoo would be rooted off as the height of these trees crate problem to the planes which land at the airport. Besides that the tower in the Patna Secretariat would be removed or at least the height of this old monument would be reduced. Bihar Government has also requested the Ministry of Railways to remove the west cabin of Phulwarisarif station. Patna airport is short listed by the DGCA as the 11 riskiest airports in the country.