136 YEAR OLD "BANKRA" MOSQUE WILL BE GONE. ENSURING SAFETY IS ALSO GOD'S WORK. FAITH HAD A VETO AND BENGAL HAS PAID LONG ENOUGH.
The Kolkata Airport Authority has confirmed plans to relocate the Bankra Mosque, located beside the runway! Airport Director Vikram Singh said the old terminal building, which served Kolkata Airport before 2013, will be demolished after this year's Hajj operations. The mosque sits about 165 meters from the secondary runway, breaching global safety regulations that require a minimum distance of 240 meters. The mosque's proximity to the secondary runway prevents the installation of advanced instrument landing systems, forcing shortened touchdown points and stopping wide-body international aircraft from using the strip. After relocation, Authorities estimate that the airport’s annual passenger handling capacity will rise to 40 million once the demolition and redevelopment work is completed.