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Sanctions on hold for bldgs taller than G+8 within 20 km of airport: Hakim
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Kolkata: Buildings taller than G+8 will not be sanctioned by KMC and all municipalities that sanction building plans within a 20 km radius of the airport till the Airports Authority of India (AAI) clears the air about a height restriction for smooth flight operations, KMC mayor and urban development minister Firhad Hakim said on Friday.
Hakim has asked the KMC buildings department and heads of all other municipalities to keep on hold sanctions of all buildings that have more than nine floors.
"We need to keep the height of the buildings near the airport under check for the time being, especially within the 20km radius of the facility. We are waiting for a guideline from AAI; until then, the height restrictions will be in place," said Hakim.
Reacting to the development, Siddharth Pansari, Credai Kolkata president and the Primarc Group director, said: "Firstly, safety and security can never be compromised.
This appears to be an interim measure based on some national intervention. I am sure when detailed guidelines are made, there will be clarity on this subject. This fundamentally would be on a flight path and cannot be a general radius for metropolitan cities.
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Sushil Mohta, Credai West Bengal president and Merlin Group chairman, said: "AAI has a very scientific online system for giving height clearance. They have a site for online approval of building height.
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The problem is with illegal structures near the airport."
In the wake of the Ahmedabad tragedy, KMC has alerted the executive engineers in the boroughs to strictly adhere to the AAI guidelines.
As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Height Restrictions for Safeguarding of Aircraft Operations) Rules, 2015, no construction or plantation activity is permitted within a 20km radius of an airport's Aerodrome Reference Point without prior clearance.
Builders, developers, and even individual property owners must secure a mandatory NOC before undertaking any such activity.
The regulation lays out detailed height limits depending on the area's proximity to the airport and its operational zones—namely, approach, take-off, transitional zones, and others demarcated in Colour Coded Zoning Maps (CCZM), officials said. Construction plans within these marked zones must either conform to the specifications in the CCZM or obtain a valid NOC.
The maps offer a ready reckoner for permissible heights unless the site lies in a red-flagged zone, where NOCs are compulsory, a senior official said.
According to a KMC buildings department official, maximum vigilance would be maintained in the Cossipore-Dum Dum belt, which is closer to the airport, and the areas near Behala Flying Club.
According to a modified building rule, the KMC executive engineers need to pass even a G+1 building in the Cossipore-Dum Dum belt due to its proximity to the airport. As far as sanctioning plans in other areas are concerned, KMC has asked the executive engineers to go by CCZM and, in case of any doubts, refer the matter to the seniors.
"In most cases, we need to keep a check on the G+6, G+7, and G+8 buildings that are located within the specified 20km radius. Any buildings crossing this limit will require special sanction from our side," said a civic official.
