New Delhi, March 19 -- The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued a notice regarding a plea for the implementation of effective measures to mitigate Bird Aircraft Strike Hazards (BASH) and the adoption of the Bird Avoidance Model (BAM) at Indira Gandhi International Airport in the national capital,

The petition stated that the absence of such measures has reportedly led to severe accidents in the past.

The plea highlighted that bird and wildlife encounters with aircraft at IGI Airport not only endanger the lives and safety of passengers but also pose a significant risk to residents in nearby areas in the event of an aircraft crash. Between 2018 and 2023, IGI Airport reported 705 bird strike incidents - a number exceeding the total bird st...