Mumbai Police bans flying activities in parts of city, issues preventive orders till Oct 21

Mumbai Police, in the preventive order said that any person contravening this order shall be punishable under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code

Mumbai Police on Wednesday issued a preventive order for the city banning flying activities in some of the sensitive zones of the city. The police, in the preventive order, banned flying activities in these parts of the city till October 21.

In the preventive order, the police said,  whereas reports have been received that in the areas under the control of Commissioner of Police, Mumbai, it is noticed that flying balloons, high riser crackers, light emitting objects, kites etc are sent up in and around the airspace, and also in the approach path of runways. laser light beams are flashed specifically towards landing aircraft, in the Free Flight Zone around Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Juhu Aerodrome, naval air station INS Shikra thereby endangering the safe operation of aircraft in the said area.

The order said, whereas it is necessary that checks should be put on the flying of paragliders, sending up of balloons, use of high riser crackers, usage of light emitting objects, flying of kites and usage of laser beam illumination for establishing a safe and laser beam, Free Flight Zone around Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport so that usage of paragliders, balloons, high riser crackers, light emitting objects, kites, laser beams should not affect aircraft landing, take off and safe aircraft flying operations and that immediate action is necessary for the same.

The preventive order was issued by Vishal Thakur, DCP, (Operations), Mumbai.

An official said, "It is a regular preventive order." 

The order said, in the jurisdiction of Brihanmumbai Police Commissionerate, no person shall use paragliders, send up balloons, use high riser crackers, use lightemitting objects, fly kites and shoot laser beam in the Free Flight Zone around Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Any person or individual who notices such type of activities being used with the intent to obstruct landing, take off and flying operations of any aircraft shall inform the nearest police station.

The order said that this order shall come into force with effect 00.01 hrs of 23/08/2023 till 24.00 hrs of 21/10/2023 for the period of 60 days (both days inclusive) unless withdrawn earlier. Any person contravening this order shall be punishable under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code.

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