The Navy has its own mess to sort out to. The uniformedforce treats its garbage at old stone quarries behind Coast Guard Hangars. Thefacility falls within the airport boundaries. The Navy’s top brass admits thattheir garbage too technically violates Article 91 which prohibits its disposalwithin 10 kms of an airfield. “But INS Hansa’s garbage is not just scientificallytreated and disposed within our own precincts. We are also guarding it alltimes to ensure that no rogue bird activity threatens the aircrafts. Cmde.Lalit Agarwala, in response to the charge that the garbage outside liesabandoned and unattended, said, “When we are responsible for any aircraftssafety inside the airport, why should we then endanger it?” Navy’s dumps lieson the seaward end of the runway. The bird hits in Dabolim have occurred mostlyon the landward side.
