Pune: The civic body has decided to crack down on mutton and chicken sellers around Lohegaon Airport.
The health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has sent notices to butcher shopowners stating that they should suspend their business to reduce the threat of bird hits on aircrafts.
"We have received letters from authorities involved in running and maintaining the airport. They have requested us to take action against activities such as slaughtering. A survey regarding it has been carried out and action is under way," head of PMC's health department S T Pardeshi said.
Pardeshi said that four agencies Indian Air Fore, Airports Authority of India, Pune Municipal Corporation and Lohegaon Gram Panchayat are jointly working to reduce the problems in Gurdwara Colony, Dada Basti and Santnagar on Lohegaon-Wagholi road.
10/06/16 Times of India
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The health department of the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has sent notices to butcher shopowners stating that they should suspend their business to reduce the threat of bird hits on aircrafts.
"We have received letters from authorities involved in running and maintaining the airport. They have requested us to take action against activities such as slaughtering. A survey regarding it has been carried out and action is under way," head of PMC's health department S T Pardeshi said.
Pardeshi said that four agencies Indian Air Fore, Airports Authority of India, Pune Municipal Corporation and Lohegaon Gram Panchayat are jointly working to reduce the problems in Gurdwara Colony, Dada Basti and Santnagar on Lohegaon-Wagholi road.
10/06/16 Times of India
