Kolkata: Pandal Durga Puja most hyped in the city, a replica of the skyscraper Iconic Dubai Burj Khalifa made in Sreebhumi, Lake Town, has suspended a spectacular laser show that appears as a show stopper.
The decision to suspend the event came a few hours after several complaints by the airline pilot on Monday night about laser lights disturbed their cockpit when they approached Kolkata’s airport to the ground.
Civil Aviation Regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) mandates the Relief Zone of 18.5 km for laser lights around the airport to prevent the pilot blinded by a laser beam during an important landing phase.
Panja Pandal in Sreebhumi is almost 8.5 km from the runway and next to the aircraft approach.
Puja organizers were led by Minister of State fire Sujit Bose claimed they volunteered to close the laser look on the 145-ft pandal to control many people.
Doctors and locals have expressed fear of the area turning to the Covid zone with Lakh deploying a narrow path that leads to a pandal.
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“We decided to suspend the laser show because the people who rejoined Ria refused to continue and record them on their cellphones.
As a result, Crowd Control became a challenge.
The crowd’s tail shed to the main road and created traffic barriers there.
We don’t want people Infected or sick when it comes to enjoying the festival, “said Borne Goswami, the main coordinator of the Puja Committee.
Sources at the airport said the pilots at least four flights complained of a laser lamp that momentarily blinded the pilot’s vision in the cockpit.
While three complaints were carried out by the pilot through the VHF radio set to air traffic control reported to the airport command center, another pilot was very angry about the laser so he made a written complaint to the Indian airport authority.
The first three complaints came between 18:30 and 7:00.
The fourth complaint was made a little later.
“From Monday, the direction of the wind turned towards the pilot approaching the runway from Rajarhat to the south of the airport.
When they complained the laser beam, the flight was at an altitude of 1,500-1,800 feet and fell quickly to touch less than 5 minutes.
Every intrusion at this point is not only annoying, it’s dangerous too, “explained an official.
Source said state administration including high officials was told about the problems faced by flights as a result of high laser decibel performances.
In the past, the pilot complained of laser shows in times of Puja or even functions held in the north and eastern suburbs of the city.
Kolkata airport authorities have even complained to the police about this problem.
Airport officials said they would do it even this time having a puja organizer did not stop the show.
Some lasers are used in Sreebhumi to make spectacular performances.