Airport’s neighbours vow not to let garbage fly

Finally, there is some hope of finding cleanliness in the airport area and other nearby areas.  The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and Airport Authority of India (AAI) together had organised a meeting on Monday to discuss with residents of the area of how to maintain cleanliness in the area.

The AMC officials, say residents have agreed not to dump their kitchen waste in open ground and follow the AMC's door to door garbage collection facility. AMC officials say, around 50 representatives of the residential colonies had attended meeting on Monday afternoon.

"We explained residents of the consequences of throwing garbage dumps in the open. The dump attracts birds leading to bird hits during take off of aircrafts from the airport. The residents understand the problem and have agreed to maintain cleaner surroundings. This will help in keeping the birds and other stray animals away," said a senior AMC official.

The officials also raised the issue of holes in the Airport wall which allowed stray animals to enter the airport. The residents have also agreed to keep a watch and protect the wall.   The airport authorities say that there is a hope that decade-old problem will be solved. " The AMC has taken the initiative with much more seriousness and we hope it will solve the problem," said a senior AAI authority.