This portion was constructed during 2008-09 by GMR Airports Limited, as per sources in the government.
One person died and eight others were injured. Delhi recorded 228.1 mm rain in 24 hours, one of the highest in June since 1936.
The terminal has been completely evacuated and all flight operations, mostly domestic, has been suspended. Is it a technical failure or a system failure, asks an expert.
Federal Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said that he is personally monitoring the roof collapse incident at T1 Delhi Airport.
Having said all that SURFACES REPORTER wants to seriously ask these few questions and we hope the airport authorities are all listening.
Q. Airport terminals are public buildings and meant to ensure highest levels of safety. With such kind of serious mishappening it is unlikely that the faults went undected. What kind of building structural audit was done and when??
Q. This question is particularly to Federal Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu. We know enquiries will be done and few decisions will be taken. However pertinent question is What steps will the government take to ensure other airports learn from this mishappening and ensure proper regulations beyond the paper work, What steps will be taken to fix structural deficiencies, poor maintenance and failures in regular inspections??
Public wants to know. Safety is the most basic facility we expect and we deserve.
And we hope that such incidents do not happen ever again.