Mumbai international airport gets monsoon ready; completes runway maintenance work

Close to 5,000 aeronautical ground lights on runways and taxiways were serviced and checked, while 1,300 ground markings, which provide directional guidance to aircraft, were removed and repainted.

Further, CSMIA carried out critical checks which could only be performed during the runway closure. Repair works around the runways such as segregation of electric cables for primary and secondary runways, minor and major repair on runway intersections, and other complex tasks were also carried out.

To minimise risks of waterlogging, over 2,000 drains and duct banks across the maze of runways were opened, checked, and cleaned. “This ensures the integrity of cables, underground utilities, and the health of aeronautical lighting systems essential for the navigation of aircraft. Additionally, associated activities of grass cutting, chamfering, milling, and filling were also performed at a brisk pace,” said an airport official.