Mumbai Airport Latest News Today: The Mumbai International Airport in a statement on Tuesday said the flight operations have resumed after six hours as the facility operator carried out a scheduled day-long post-monsoon maintenance work, which included installation of runway edge lights, among others.Also Read - Domestic Flights: Ticket Fares Increase On These Routes For Diwali Holidays. Here's How Much To Spend This Festive SeasonThe airport authorities said the runway work was carried out between 11 AM and 5 PM on both runways – 14/32 and 09/27, halting all arrivals and departures during this period. Also Read - International Flights: Vistara Launches Air Services From Pune to Singapore From Dec 2 | Check Ticket Fare, Full Schedule“After six hours of work, the operations were restored back to normal,” Mumbai Airport said in a statement. Also Read - Attention Air Passengers: Now You Can Travel With Your Pets on Akasa Air, Bookings Open From Oct 15The exercise is conducted every year after the monsoon to enhance the operational efficiency of the airport, as per the facility operator.On September 22, Mumbai Airport, which is run under a joint venture company between the Airports Authority of India and Adani Group, had announced that the flight operations at the facility will remain suspended between 11 am and 6 pm on October 18 for runway maintenance work.Mumbai airport has two intersecting runways, the main runway 9/27 and secondary runway 14/32, which handle around 800 flights per day, making it the second busiest aerodrome after Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.Mumbai has exceeded the 400mm-rainfall mark this year, which made the inspection of the runways critical to enhance the safety of the landing and departing aircrafts, as per the statement on Tuesday.The Mumbai airport said the runway maintenance work included the installation of runway edge lights for runway 14/32, validation of strength of RESA (runway end safety area) on runway 09 intersection in addition to repair works for normal wear and tear.(With inputs from PTI)
MUMBAI: Mumbai airport will remain shut for flight operations for six hours (11am to 5pm) on Tuesday for post-monsoon repair and maintenance work on both runways. During this time no flight will take off or land at Mumbai airport. Preventive maintenance of runway intersection, major work like runway edge lights and upgradation of aeronautical ground lights are among the tasks that will be undertaken, MIAL said.
New Delhi: All flights will remain suspended at the Mumbai airport for six hours on Tuesday as maintenance work needs to be carried out. Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) authorities said the runway will be closed from 11 am to 5 pm on October 18.Also Read - Good News! Delhi Airport's Expanded Area for International Transfers to be Operational SoonAs a part of its post-monsoon preventive maintenance of runway intersection, major work like repair of edge lights for runway 14/32, upgradation of AGL (Aeronautical ground lights ), among other major tasks will be undertaken, the MIAL said.Several flights during the closure period have already been rescheduled to facilitate smooth completion of the maintenance work, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) authorities said.The closure of the runway has been planned on the leanest day of week, which is Tuesday when air traffic volume is typically low during afternoon hours.Notably, the runway closure is a yearly practice at the airport and a contingency plan is aimed to help maintain operational continuity and ensure passengers’ safety. A NOTAM has already been issued to all airlines and normal operations would resume that day after the maintenance works on the two runways are completed.However, the CSMIA has advised all passengers to check the October 18 flight schedules with their respective airlines to avoid any inconveniences.
The withdrawal of monsoon from Mumbai is likely to get delayed by a few more days as rain continued to lash the city on Friday evening. Earlier, forecasting a possibility of thunderstorms, accompanied with light to moderate rains and gusty winds in Mumbai, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued an yellow alert for Friday (October 14) and Sunday (October 16).Till 5.30 pm on Friday, IMD’s Santacruz observatory recorded 13.3 millimetres (mm) of rainfall. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) rainfall data showed that areas in eastern suburbs recorded rainfall above 50 mm. The BMC data stated that Vikhroli experienced 61 mm of rain till 7 pm on Friday, followed by 51 mm in Ghatkopar. Nearly 36 mm of rain was recorded in Andheri and Vile Parle in the western suburbs. Meanwhile, Antop Hill and Wadala recorded 30 mm and 16 mm of rain, respectively, on Friday. The rainfall recorded by IMD’s observatory in October currently stands at 167 mm, the third highest figure in the last 10 years. “Friday onward, the monsoon started to withdraw from northern parts of central Maharashtra, namely Dhule, Jalgaon and Nandurbar. Currently, there is presence of moisture in Mumbai weather, therefore it will take some time for the monsoon to entirely withdraw from here,” said an IMD official. Mahesh Palawat, a weather expert and meteorologist from Skymet weathers, said there is possibility of monsoon withdrawal from Mumbai in the next 10 days. “Between September and October, two low-pressure points had developed in the Bay of Bengal, which later moved towards Madhya Pradesh. Whenever there is a low-pressure movement in central India, rainfall in Maharashtra and Gujarat intensifies. This is the reason why we are recording rainfall in October this year,” said Palawat.Meanwhile, eight incoming flights to Mumbai were diverted to various nearby airports due to heavy rain in Mumbai.Authorities of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport have advised all passengers to check their flight status with the respective airlines, said a spokesperson of Mumbai airport.
Mumbai Rains Latest Update: Several areas were inundated, and eight flights were diverted as heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Friday evening. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) said the flights were diverted due to torrential showers and low visibility conditions.Also Read - Delhi Rains: Waterlogging Reported in Several Areas, Police Issue Traffic Advisory. Downpour to Continue TodayIn a statement, the CSMIA said, “Due to bad weather conditions, as a precaution, around eight flights were diverted to nearby airports. CSMIA advises all its passengers to check their flight status with their respective airlines.” Also Read - Mumbai Rains: Traffic Movement Disrupted In Several Areas, Check List Of Routes To Avoid“Owing to inclement weather due to extreme downpour of rain and low visibility, it pro-actively informed all passengers of flight reschedules and provided refreshments for the flyers awaiting to board,” the airport further added. Also Read - Mumbai to Witness Heavy Rains For Next 2 Days, IMD Issues Yellow Alert For Thane, PalgharMaharashtra | Due to bad weather conditions in Mumbai today, 8 flights were diverted to nearby airports: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport— ANI (@ANI) October 14, 2022As per the latest updates, several parts of Mumbai, especially the eastern suburbs, received heavy rains on Friday evening. Notably, the city has been witnessing 8.23 mm of rain, 19.72 mm in the western suburbs, and 27.66 mm in the eastern suburbs. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) also reported that up to 62 mm of rain fell in some eastern suburbia areas.Some areas in eastern suburbs received upto 62 mm of rainfall, BMC data showed. Vikhroli, Bhandup, Nahur and Malad received the highest rainfall between 4 PM and 7 PM.However, the metropolis did not report major waterlogging anywhere except on the 24th road in Sion area.
PUNE: Deputy chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, in a speech to industrialists of the region at a Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture (MCCIA) event, indirectly criticised the former Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government for "discouraging" investment in the state, while commenting on the move of the upcoming Vedanta-Foxconn project to Gujarat. "The project was never in Maharashtra, but it should have come to Maharashtra. There were two-and-a-half years of instability in the state, caused by incidents like the state home minister being in jail, a former police commissioner absconding, and more, all of which did not make investors want to come here. Our government is focusing on attracting investment now - our state has the culture of industry and ecosystem for industries to grow," Fadnavis said. Fadnavis also spoke about infrastructural needs of the city, such as the ring road and the airport, adding that the operationalisation of Navi Mumbai airport will bring some relief to residents of Pune. He also promised to crack down on 'fake' mathadi workers' unions, as well as improve on connectivity issues in MIDCs, adding that the Union government is working on widening roads in those areas.
Pune: Deputy chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, in a speech to industrialists of the region at a Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries, and Agriculture (MCCIA) event, indirectly criticised the former Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government for “discouraging” investment in the state, while commenting on the move of the upcoming Vedanta-Foxconn project to Gujarat. “The project was never in Maharashtra, but it should have come to Maharashtra. There were two-and-a-half years of instability in the state, caused by incidents like the state home minister being in jail, a former police commissioner absconding, and more, all of which did not make investors want to come here. Our government is focusing on attracting investment now — our state has the culture of industry and ecosystem for industries to grow,” Fadnavis said. Fadnavis also spoke about infrastructural needs of the city, such as the ring road and the airport, adding that the operationalisation of Navi Mumbai airport will bring some relief to residents of Pune. He also promised to crack down on ‘fake’ mathadi workers’ unions, as well as improve on connectivity issues in MIDCs, adding that the Union government is working on widening roads in those areas.
MUMBAI: Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that a meeting will be held in the next two months to resolve the issues involving the rehabilitation of buildings impacted by the radar, funnel area and expansion of Mumbai airport and the Airports Authority of India."On the slum, around 50,000 people have to be resettled for the expansion of the airport. The BMC had given height restrictions, but that given in a later survey was different and these buildings were affected. The radar has also caused a pause in redevelopment," Fadnavis said.
PUNE: Residents of Sus and Sus-Pashan Road have demanded that the civic administration complete the work of service and approach roads near the Sus-Pashan flyover before inaugurating the facility. The flyover will meet the Katraj-Dehu Road bypass at Sus. The work is in the last stages and flyover is likely to be ready in the next few days. The residents said that the work of service roads was still incomplete, which could lead to traffic chaos. They staged a protest to draw attention of the local political representatives and civic administration. Deepak Mohite, a regular traveller, said that all work, including of approaches and service roads should be completed together. "The sharp turns should be eliminated to avoid chances of accidents and bunching of vehicles. The authorities should take note of the demands of residents and initiate necessary action at the earliest," he said. Ramesh Thakar, another resident, said that the civic authorities should conduct a site visit. "The PMC limits have been extended up to Sus. Daily movement of vehicles between Pashan and Sus has increased significantly. We expect respite from traffic chaos," he said. R S Mehta, who travels regularly to Sus, said, "The Pune Municipal Corporation should ensure that all the approaches and services roads are developed properly so that people using them do not suffer. The administration should take into account the safety and convenience of local residents as well as regular travellers. There is also a need to complete the work without any delays." Ganesh Kalamkar, a local BJP leader, said, "The issues have been discussed with local residents. To ensure that the work is done, we have approached various departments of the Pune Municipal Corporation. We have urged the authorities to check land requirement and make necessary provision for the same. A meeting will be held with officials, if necessary, to work out a solution to the problem." The facility is expected to ease traffic movement in the area, besides the ramps will provide direct connection to Katraj-Dehu Road bypass. The facility will strengthen connectivity towards Hinjewadi as travellers would be able to cross the bypass without any problem.
MUMBAI: The Shiv Sena on Monday attacked the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis dispensation in Maharashtra saying it was taking arbitrary decisions despite being trapped in a "constitutional dilemma" without a cabinet in place. Shinde and Fadnavis had taken oath as chief minister and deputy chief minister on June 30 but there has been no cabinet expansion since, even as the new government has gone about taking decisions on the metro rail carshed in Aarey, renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad as well as the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport, among others. The Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena insists the Shinde-Fadnavis government is illegal since the disqualification plea of rebel MLAs is pending before the Supreme Court. Earlier this month, it had also asked the governor not to administer oath to any minister as a disqualification plea was yet to be decided by the apex court. The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on July 20 a batch of pleas pertaining to the recent political crisis in Maharashtra that led to the fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Dubbing Shinde and Fadnavis as "Vasu and Sapna", the lead characters of the blockbuster film 'Ek Duje Ke Like", the party in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Monday said the two-member government is an "unusual" experiment and "political family planning". "…but due to the Supreme Court resorting to a forced vasectomy, they have to face this situation (of not expanding the cabinet)," the editorial said. An iconic film of 1981 starring Kamal Hasan and Rati Agnihotri, who play Vasu and Sapna, are madly in love with each other but meet a tragic end. "There has been a chief minister and a deputy chief minister in Maharashtra over the last 15 days, but one cannot call this a government," the party said. It said over 40 MLAs were herded between Surat, Guwahati and Goa amid the rebellion, but when they came back to Mumbai, only two (Shinde and Fadnavis) took oath. It asked how this "two-pillar" government could call the Uddhav Thackeray dispensation's order to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv and the new Navi Mumbai airport after D B Patil as "unconstitutional". The party also slammed the Shinde government's decision to resume work on the Aarey metro rail carshed, which the Thackeray government had stalled citing environment concerns. The Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra on Saturday gave cabinet approval to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv, respectively. The decision to rename these cities was taken by the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in its last meeting on June 29. However, the Shinde government said the decisions were illegal as they were taken after the governor had asked for a floor test in the Assembly.
MUMBAI:The Shiv Sena on Monday attacked the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis dispensation in Maharashtra saying it was taking arbitrary decisions despite being trapped in a "constitutional dilemma" without a cabinet in place. Shinde and Fadnavis had taken oath as chief minister and deputy chief minister on June 30 but there has been no cabinet expansion since, even as the new government has gone about taking decisions on the metro rail carshed in Aarey, renaming of Aurangabad and Osmanabad as well as the upcoming Navi Mumbai airport, among others. The Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena insists the Shinde-Fadnavis government is illegal since the disqualification plea of rebel MLAs is pending before the Supreme Court. Earlier this month, it had also asked the governor not to administer oath to any minister as a disqualification plea was yet to be decided by the apex court. Dubbing Shinde and Fadnavis as "Vasu and Sapna", the lead characters of the blockbuster film 'Ek Duje Ke Like", the party in an editorial in its mouthpiece 'Saamana' on Monday said the two-member government is an "unusual" experiment and "political family planning". "...but due to the Supreme Court resorting to a forced vasectomy, they have to face this situation (of not expanding the cabinet)," the editorial said. An iconic film of 1981 starring Kamal Hasan and Rati Agnihotri, who play Vasu and Sapna, are madly in love with each other but meet a tragic end. "There has been a chief minister and a deputy chief minister in Maharashtra over the last 15 days, but one cannot call this a government," the party said. It said over 40 MLAs were herded between Surat, Guwahati and Goa amid the rebellion, but when they came back to Mumbai, only two (Shinde and Fadnavis) took oath. It asked how this "two-pillar" government could call the Uddhav Thackeray dispensation's order to rename Aurangabad as Sambhajinagar, Osmanabad as Dharashiv and the new Navi Mumbai airport after D B Patil as "unconstitutional". The party also slammed the Shinde government's decision to resume work on the Aarey metro rail carshed, which the Thackeray government had stalled citing environment concerns. The Eknath Shinde-led government in Maharashtra on Saturday gave cabinet approval to rename Aurangabad and Osmanabad cities as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Dharashiv, respectively. The decision to rename these cities was taken by the previous Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in its last meeting on June 29. However, the Shinde government said the decisions were illegal as they were taken after the governor had asked for a floor test in the Assembly.
NEARLY THREE weeks ago, when AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra landed at Mumbai airport amid the political turmoil in Maharashtra, Congress communication in charge Jairam Ramesh promptly put out a tweet saying she only transited through Mumbai on way to Maldives to be with her daughter, who is completing an instructor level diving course there. The party, however, was silent on Tuesday when it became known that Rahul Gandhi has left for abroad again on a brief personal visit. Sources in the party said he has left the country and will be back on July 17, a day before the Monsoon Session of Parliament begins and voting for the Presidential elections. Incidentally, the party has convened a meeting of general secretaries, in-charges, PCC presidents and heads of frontal organisations on Thursday on the Bharat Jodo Yatra in October, which Rahul is expected to lead. UPSC Key |The Indian Express helps you prepare for the Civil Services and other competitive exams with cues on how to read and understand content.Read here
THE CONGRESS appears to be in no mood to let the issue of some BJP leaders sharing a misleading video of Rahul Gandhi die down easily. The party’s leader on Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and several MPs have now written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla flagging the issue and seeking action against MPs Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Subrat Pathak and Bhola Singh. Accusing the BJP MPs of having shared the fake and distorted news on their social media accounts for the sole purpose of spreading misinformation, the Congress MPs urged the Speaker to refer the matter to the Committee on Ethics for urgent examination and action.HE MAY have decided to skip campaigning in West Bengal at the instance of the Trinamool Congress but Yashwant Sinha, the opposition’s candidate for the Presidential elections, will visit Jammu and Kashmir this week. Sinha will be in Ahmedabad on Friday and he is scheduled to travel to Srinagar from there. The visit to J&K is symbolic. The Union Territory has no MLAs or Rajya Sabha MPs now. Of the five Lok Sabha MPs, three are from the National Conference, which has supported Sinha’s candidature. From Srinagar, Sinha is planning to travel to Jaipur. Incidentally, Sinha may be in Maharashtra, where the political equations have changed after the rebellion in the Shiv Sena, on the last day of his campaigning on July 17.THE OPPOSITION parties are set to meet on July 13 or 14 to decide on their nominee for the Vice-Presidential elections. However, the Trinamool Congress does not appear keen to take the lead this time. Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh are said to be coordinating with other parties for convening the meeting. The Opposition suffered a setback after the BSP, Akali Dal and the JD(S) decided to support the NDA nominee in the Presidential polls. The JMM too would support Droupadi Murmu. But, opposition sources say, the AAP will support Sinha and an announcement will be made 2 or 3 days before the election day.
An A320neo plane of Tata Group-run Air India returned to the Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources said on Friday.Air India spokesperson said the passengers were flown to the destination Bengaluru after a change of aircraft on Thursday.Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation is conducting an investigation into this incident, sources said. The A320neo planes of Air India have CFM's Leap engines on them.The pilots of the A320neo plane received a warning about high exhaust gas temperatures on one of the engines just minutes after the aircraft's departure from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 9.43 AM.With that engine being shut down, the pilot landed back at the Mumbai airport at 10.10 AM, sources said.When asked about the incident, Air India spokesperson said: "Air India accords top priority to safety and our crew are well adept at handling these situations. Our Engineering and Maintenance teams had immediately started looking into the issue.""The scheduled flight had left with passengers to Bengaluru after a change of aircraft," the spokesperson added.
An A320neo plane of Tata Group-run Air India returned to the Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources said on Friday.Air India spokesperson said the passengers were flown to the destination Bengaluru after a change of aircraft on Thursday.Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation is conducting an investigation into this incident, sources said. The A320neo planes of Air India have CFM's Leap engines on them.The pilots of the A320neo plane received a warning about high exhaust gas temperatures on one of the engines just minutes after the aircraft's departure from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport at 9.43 AM.With that engine being shut down, the pilot landed back at the Mumbai airport at 10.10 AM, sources said.When asked about the incident, Air India spokesperson said: "Air India accords top priority to safety and our crew are well adept at handling these situations. Our Engineering and Maintenance teams had immediately started looking into the issue.""The scheduled flight had left with passengers to Bengaluru after a change of aircraft," the spokesperson added.
Nashik: The first batch of mangoes processed at the Lasalgaon irradiation plant was exported to the USA on Tuesday.The mangoes are being processed at Lasalgaon under the supervision of quarantine inspectors from the USA. As per the norms, irradiation of mangoes is mandatory before exporting them to the USA.India could not export mangoes to the USA for the past two years due to the Covid pandemic. But the export has started again after the 2019 mango season.A Mumbai-based exporter processed 3 metric tonne of Alphonso and Kesar varieties of the mangoes at the Lasalgaon. After processing, the consignment of mangoes was sent by road to Mumbai airport and then exported to the USA by air.The officials at the Lasalgaon plant said they have started processing mangoes from Monday. “This year, we have plans to process around 680 metric tonne of mangoes,” they added.The country had exported 1,300 metric tonne of mangoes in 2019, which were irradiated at Lasalgaon and Mumbai irradiation centres. Of which, 680 metric tonne were processed at Lasalgaon and the remaining 620 metric tonne at the Vashi plant. The Lasalgaon irradiation plant is owned by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), while the irradiation facility at Vashi is owned by the Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board (MSAMB).
Nashik: Mango export to the US from the irradiation plant of Lasalgaon in this north Maharashtra district is set to begin from April 15 after a gap of two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. Quarantine inspectors from the USA have arrived at the Lasalgaon irradiation plant and the processing of mangoes meant for export to the USA will begin under their supervision. As per norms, irradiation of mangoes is mandatory before exporting to the USA. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) had imposed restrictions on international travel for the past two years because of which the quarantine inspectors could not come to India. Recently, USDA gave its approval for mangoes to be brought after processing.Officials at Lasalgaon said the processing of mangoes is expected to begin from next week. They are expecting to process around 600 metric tonne (MT) mangoes this season.Maharashtra houses two irradiation centres – Lasalgaon in Nashik and Vashi in Mumbai, where the irradiation process of mangoes takes place.While the Lasalgaon irradiation plant is owned by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, the irradiation facility at Vashi is owned by the Maharashtra State Agriculture Marketing Board.The country had exported 1,300 metric tonne mangoes in 2019. Of these, 680 MT were processed at Lasalgaon and remaining 620 MT at Vashi plant.
