Hyderabad, June 28 -- The Secunderabad Cantonment residents' representative civic organisation, Cantonment Vikas Manch (CVM), has urged the Union government to relocate Begumpet Airport to the Dundigal Air Force Academy citing safety issues and civic disturbance.

Addressing a press meet on Friday, CVM general secretary Sanki Ravinder explained that the newly issued Civil Aviation Rules-2025 do not touch upon the dangers of having an airport in the middle of a highly populated area, reported Eenadu.

The organisation provided objections and recommendations within the 21-day window provided by the ministry, terming the existence of the airport as "unjustified" ever since the inauguration of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad....