VIMANA NILDHANA VISTHARANA VIRODHI SAMITHI
ADYAPADY VILLAGE, MANGALORE TALUK, DAKSHINA KANNADA -574142
36, Reservoir Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore 560 004. INDIA
Telefax: 91-80-6614855 or 2274699 Email: [email protected]
The
Secretary General
International
Civil Aviation Organisation
999
University street
Montreal,
Quebec
Canada
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Fax:
(514) 954-6077
18
December, 1999
Dear
Mr. Pereira,
Kindly
recall our correspondence with you in our letters dated 06 November 1998 and 10
December 1998 (enclosed). We had
highlighted in these letters several critical lapses pertaining to the
location, design and compliance with standards of the proposed expansion of the
Airport in Bajpe, Mangalore, India.
We
had for instance highlighted that the statement filed by the Airports Authority
of India in the High Court of Karnataka in response to a Public Interest
Litigation we had initiated had summarily dismissed our contention that the
airport was being developed in violation of ICAO regulations. This without producing any evidence to
contradict our documented claims on this aspect.
Thereby,
we had requested clarification from your office with regard to:
1.
Whether India has made a notification as per Article 38 of
the ICAO convention?
2.
Whether the Airports Authority of India has notified the
“differences” with regard to the width of the runway for the proposed 2nd
runway and terminal of the Mangalore airport.
The
express reason for this was to set at rest claims and counter-claims, and seek
an authoritative statement from your office on whether ICAO would approve such
a location and design for an airport, purportedly proposed to be developed as
an International Standards airport.
As
we have had no response to our previous representations, we approach you once
again, in person, for a clarification in this regard. Not only will this help the wider public
interest in regard to sustaining air safety standards, but would also serve in
advancing the wider public interest in our country.
We
will be grateful if you will confirm your opinion on this matter at your
earliest convenience.
Thanking
you,
Yours
truly,
Arthur
Pereira Leo F. Saldanha
Secretary Coordinator
Vimana
Nildhana Vistharana Environment
Support Group
Virodhi
Samithi
Encl.: As above