Airport gears up to tackle waterlogging

Guwahati: Dewatering pumps will come to the rescue if incessant rain poses a threat to flight operations in northeast’s biggest airport, Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport. The Guwahati airport has got two dewatering pumps installed in the airfield to save the runway from getting inundated, while two more submersible pumps are on standby.The drainage system on the airport campus is being cleared after monsoon rain submerged the parking area this season too. Airport sources said in the past, there were instances when flight operations were affected after water inundated the runway. There have been several instances in the last one decade when the parts of the airport campus got submerged due to heavy downpour.“This year till date there was no flood at the airside due to dewatering facilities and temporary drainage facilities. These pumps will take 4 to 24 hours to completely dewater the space depending on the level of waterlogging in the area and intensity of rain,” a spokesperson for the airport told TOI on Saturday.With monsoon rains wreaking havoc in various parts of the state already, the Guwahati airport, a key aviation hub in the northeast, has geared up to combat the monsoon fury and ensure seamless operation this rainy season.“The airport might face extreme difficulties due to unpredictable rainfall patterns, heavy rainfall causing recurring floods and low-lying areas filled water outside the boundary wall. Dedicated heavy construction machines are being deployed to make trenches for proper flow of rainwater along the periphery of boundary walls at the airside,” the official said.
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