Shiv Sena: Undertake study of aircraft movement in Mumbai

The Shiv Sena said on Saturday that crashing of an aircraft in a crowded suburb here two days ago raises a lot of questions about maintenance of planes by private firms and lack of open spaces in the metropolisThe Uddhav Thackerayled party suggested undertaking a study of the citys geography and aspects like increasing population and cramped buildings with respect to the movement of aircraft in the metropolis which houses the countrys busiest airportFive people four crew members including two pilots and a pedestrian lost their lives when a 12seater chartered plane crashed into an underconstruction building in suburban Ghatkopar on ThursdayThe Sena said lack of open space in the financial capital makes it difficult for a big aircraft to land safely in case of an emergencyThe plane which crashed in Ghatkopar was small in size However if a big plane needs emergency landing where is the open space for itIf the pilot of such an aircraft does not find open space in future then can be a bigger mishap an editorial inthe Sena mouthpiece Saamana warnedThe Ghatkopar incident should be considered as a warning for an impending danger Mumbais geography rising population cramped and tall buildings needed to be studied with respect to movement of aircraft and their securityThe crash has brought several questions to the fore and highlighted issues like laxity on the part of private aviation companies in maintaining planesThe Marathi daily pointed out that the illfated plane was 22 years old and had taken the first flight after a periodof six years and post undergoing Rs 8crore repairsMishaps cannot be averted 100 per cent but remaining alert to prevent such incidents is in our hands Was UY Aviation the company which owned the plane cautious enough to take necessary steps to prevent an accidentDeceased pilot Marya Zubers family has claimed the crew was forced to undertake the test flight despite bad weather it saidIf the claim is true the company sent all the four crew members in the jaws of death intentionally Also livesof hundreds of residents who stay in cramped localities in Ghatkopar was put in danger the party saidIf media reports that the company did not have an air worthiness certificate for the plane were true it shows sheer negligence on part of the private firm and also puts the local administration in the dock the Sena publication saidIt pointed out that UY Aviation had also provided the helicopter that barely averted a crash when Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was about to board it in adjoining Raigad district last yearCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever