India, July 24 -- In a bid to reduce bird-hit incidents and the threat posed by stray animals at the Pune airport, Municipal Commissioner Naval Kishore Ram and officials from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) conducted a joint inspection of areas surrounding the Lohegaon airport on Wednesday. This is the second such visit in four days, which was aimed at ensuring cleanliness in garbage-prone spots that attract birds and animals.

Officials expressed satisfaction over the cleaning of several key sites identified earlier by the airport authorities as potential risk zones.

"Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol recently held a review meeting with all stakeholders regarding the Pune airport and issued specific directions,"...