The Dehradun district magistrate has directed the Doiwala municipality to set up a dumping zone at a distance of 15 kilometres from the periphery of Dehradun airport. He also told the forest department to deploy a rescue team near the airport which would help in the rescue of wild animals entering the airport premises from time to time. On Wednesday, the DM Ashish Kumar Srivastava conducted a virtual meeting with the airport environment management committee to discuss the measures required to make the airfield of the airport more secure. The officials from airport authority expressed the need to take measures in order to make the airfield zone of the airport free from interferences caused due to birds and animals during the takeoff and landing of the aircrafts. The DM directed the sub divisional magistrate (SDM) of Doiwala and Doiwala municipality to take necessary actions in this matter. He also instructed them to mark a land at a distance of 15 kilometres from the periphery of the airport to set up a dumping zone and finish its construction soon. The DM also asked the officials of the departments to jointly conduct inspections at the shops outside the airport premises like meat shops, poultry farms and take necessary action to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the area. Apart from this, Srivastava also asked the additional district magistrate, Girish Chandra to order the departments concerned to ensure that the residential areas near the airport are well connected with electricity and communication technology.

Besides this, lights should be kept on during nights and cloudy weather in the nearby area of the airport, directed Srivastava.