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Management Award 2014 from
Confederation of Indian Industry
(CII) for its achievements.
Another of RGIA’s green
initiatives is rainwater
harvesting. During the
monsoons, the airport’s
extensive grounds act as a
catchment area for rainwater,
which is collected in drains
and stored in reservoirs. This
also allows for the recharging
of groundwater. Three storage
tanks, with a total capacity
of seven lakh cubic metres
collect this water, and reduce
the demand on municipal water
supply.
being encouraged to push back is this: waste is a resource.
A green belt covering 683 from the departure gate without By following the three ‘Rs’
acres has been developed switching on engines. “There is
in addition to the natural always a tussle between flying (reduce, reuse, recycle), it is
vegetation. These green areas out fast and being environment- leaving no stone unturned in
act as carbon sinks, absorbing friendly. You can do both, if ensuring that lesser and lesser
over 265 tonnes of carbon you start just one minute early. waste is generated, and that
dioxide every year. which is generated is promptly
Mind-sets are changing.”
What is most commendable segregated and either disposed
is that despite passenger and Airport waste management properly, or processed to form
air traffic increasing year after The mind-set of the RGIA useful products.
year, RGIA has managed to management towards waste The range of waste generated
consistently remain carbon-
neutral.

Environment-friendly aircraft
management
For the last four years,
RGIA has really focussed on
how aircraft manoeuvres can
be modified to reduce carbon
emissions. For example, before
and after landing, aircraft now
taxi with one engine shut off.
This helps airlines cut costs
on expensive air fuel as well.
The RGIA Air Traffic Control
authority has also devised a
continuous descent approach
for arriving aircraft, in which
30% less fuel is burnt. Pilots are

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