The Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport higher often called Guwahati Airport was broken after a storm and heavy rain struck the area on Sunday, resulting in halt operations and divert six flights to different locations, a senior official mentioned. The storm uprooted an enormous tree on the Oil India complicated outdoors the Adani Group-controlled facility and blocked a highway, Chief Airport Officer (CAO) Utpal Baruah mentioned.
“We immediately rushed there and cleared the road for smooth supply of fuel to the terminal. It took us over half-an-hour,” he mentioned. When the rain and storm lashed the world, a portion of the roof was blown away within the forecourt space, Baruah mentioned. “It was very old and could not withstand the impact. Due to this, the ceiling broke open and water started flowing inside. However, there was no injury and everything is under control,” he mentioned.
Baruah additionally mentioned that water entered the terminal from the ceiling. “I am personally monitoring the situation so that passengers do not face any inconvenience. Due to the storm and heavy rain, the visibility dropped drastically and we had to divert six flights,” the CAO mentioned. The flights operated by IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express have been diverted to Agartala and Kolkata, he mentioned. “The visibility has improved and normal operations have resumed. Flights have started landing in Guwahati,” Baruah added.
4 useless, a number of injured as cyclone hits West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri
A storm unleashed havoc in components of Jalpaiguri district in northern West Bengal on Sunday, ensuing within the deaths of 4 people and leaving a minimum of 70 individuals injured. Strong winds precipitated in depth damage, together with the destruction of a number of homes, uprooting of timber, and the toppling of electrical poles within the district headquarters city and surrounding areas akin to Mainaguri. Rajarhat, Barnish, Bakali, Jorpakdi, Madhabdanga, and Saptibari had been among the many hardest-hit areas, in line with officers.
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