Kolkata: Heavy rainfall in West Bengal left the runway of the Kolkata airport waterlogged on Saturday. A few parking stands are affected by severe waterlogging for which additional pumps have been deployed. However, flight operations at the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata are proceeding normally despite incessant downpour. According to airport authority sources, all flights are scheduled on time.
Continuous rainfall throughout the night and early morning has caused flooding at the airport on Saturday. Several videos have surfaced on social media showing parked Air India and IndiGo planes inundated in rainwater at the airport. Water gushed into the airport premises and caused water logging in the operational area, according to officials.
Water logging in the runway of NSCBI Airport
Continuous rainfall in Kolkata resulted in waterlogging in many areas . pic.twitter.com/ceGifFOHzF— Syeda Shabana (@JournoShabana) August 3, 2024
VIDEO | Heavy rainfall causes waterlogging on the runway of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, West Bengal.
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On Friday, the Kazi Nazrul Islam (KNI) airport at Andal in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district was flooded due to heavy rain, leading to suspension of flight operations to and from the airport. Around three flights, including one from New Delhi and another from Bengaluru, had to be cancelled on Friday.
In a statement issued later, Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL), the developer of the airport, said due to unprecedented rainfall recorded in and around the Durgapur-Asansol area since Thursday, both KNI airport and the surrounding areas have experienced significant water logging.
“The situation has been further aggravated owing to a breach of a water reservoir upstream. Due to the flooding at the airport, on account of inclement weather conditions, operations have been temporarily suspended and appropriate authorities informed,” it said.
