Chopper movement halted at Juhu aerodrome

Mumbai: With its premises waterlogged and its runway flooded, all helicopter operations at the Juhu Aerodrome have come to a standstill for the past two days.
Every day, there are nearly 60-70 chopper movements at the aerodrome, of which about 50 are related to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC’s) Bombay High operations.
With the entire aerodrome water-logged, its 20 hangars cannot be accessed. But according to sources, unlike last year, some hangar owners have taken precautions to save their property and moved their choppers elsewhere (see box).
On Wednesday morning, there was approximately 3 ft water near the Airports Authority of India’s (AAI’s) office complex and the residential quarters housing 50 families. Ground-floor residents were shifted to safe locations.
06/07/06 Mumbai Newsline

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