Ranchi: The coming few days will be hectic for Birsa Munda Airport,
which is gearing up preparations to face a cyclone from Bay of Bengal as
well as screen a virus from the Middle East.
Airport authorities today started readying up contingency plans in the wake of the alert on cyclone Hudhud, likely to skim through Jharkhand but hit Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on Sunday afternoon while they have already prodded the state on testing Haj pilgrims returning from Jeddah for Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
Though weather forecasts have suggested that Jharkhand may not face severe cyclonic wrath and witness only rainfall in pockets, Ranchi airport, by virtue of its location, may have to be a key wingman if cyclone Hudhud ravages Odisha.
“If Bhubaneswar and allied areas get affected, flights will have to be diverted to Ranchi. Also, there are chances of unscheduled landings and take-offs related to rescue and relief operations. So, we held an emergency meeting today to work out a contingency plan,” airport director Raju Raghvendra Read news in full 10/10/14 ASRP Mukesh/Telegraph
Airport authorities today started readying up contingency plans in the wake of the alert on cyclone Hudhud, likely to skim through Jharkhand but hit Andhra Pradesh and Odisha on Sunday afternoon while they have already prodded the state on testing Haj pilgrims returning from Jeddah for Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).
Though weather forecasts have suggested that Jharkhand may not face severe cyclonic wrath and witness only rainfall in pockets, Ranchi airport, by virtue of its location, may have to be a key wingman if cyclone Hudhud ravages Odisha.
“If Bhubaneswar and allied areas get affected, flights will have to be diverted to Ranchi. Also, there are chances of unscheduled landings and take-offs related to rescue and relief operations. So, we held an emergency meeting today to work out a contingency plan,” airport director Raju Raghvendra Read news in full 10/10/14 ASRP Mukesh/Telegraph
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