Goa, June 18 -- The recent crash of Air India's Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (Flight AI 171) in Ahmedabad, which claimed multiple lives on the ground, has triggered fresh fears among residents living near Goa's Dabolim airport. Concerns are mounting over the mushrooming of high-rise buildings - many reportedly constructed without mandatory naval clearances - within the critical funnel zone of the airport.

Despite a clear directive from the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court on February 28, 2018, ordering the demolition of unauthorised structures in Survey No 60/2 and other areas, construction activities continue unabated. The court had warned against developments lacking No Objection Certificates (NOC) from the Indian Navy, yet enforcement ha...