Plea on EMAS at airports: SC tells Centre to address it
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New Delhi, April 12 : The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to address the concerns raised in a plea claiming there was a deliberate omission for years to install Engineered Materials Arrestor System (EMAS) at airports, which prevent aircrafts from overshooting runways at vulnerable airports such as Mangaluru and Kozhikode.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian told the Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, "This is a matter of public interest. Why don't you address it?" The bench added that according to experts' airports like Mangalore has become very dangerous to land. "Please consider this PIL as a representation and give him a patient hearing, consider his suggestions", the bench told Bhati. The Centre's counsel agreed to examine the bench's suggestion. After a brief hearing in the matter, the top court listed the matter for further hearing after two months.