We should be worried

DNA : Daily News & Analysis; Mumbai, Mar 04, 2010

Is a Hyderabad waiting to happen in Bangalore? The shocking crash of a two-seater aircraft on a residential building in Begumpet on Wednesday is a wake-up call for the city. And we have a good reason to be worried. Koramangala, Wilson Gardens, Basavanagudi, Banashankari, Visveswarapuram, Bytarayanapura, Shankarapuram, Vijayanagar and Kempegowdanagar fall under the HAL airport’s flight path.

On December 23, 2008, IAF’s Surya Kiran aircraft did a similar aerial manoeuvre like the one in Hyderabad called the ‘Bomb Burst’ as part of HAL’s Founding Day celebrations. On that day, one aircraft came dangerously close to Garuda Mall
historical aerial photos