Overview
- In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol said a mosque in the approach area of runway 19R-01L has shifted its northern threshold by 88 metres.
- The displacement limits the safe extension and full operational use of Kolkata’s secondary runway.
- The airport has two parallel runways, with the secondary activated only when the primary runway is unavailable.
- The government’s reply did not explain why the structure has not been removed or relocated.
- The acknowledgement followed a question from BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya, after earlier security concerns were flagged publicly by Suvendu Adhikari.