House Mumbai airport staffers inside premises: BJP MLA

BJP MLA Parag Alavani on Thursday

demanded that employees of the Mumbai international airport be housed inside the premises itself to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus.

Alavani, the MLA from suburban Vile Parle, where several of the airport staff reside, said accommodation arrangements should be made inside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport so that they don't have to travel for work.

In a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi, he said such a decision needs to be taken in view of the growing number of coronavirus cases in the city, where the tally has crossed the 10,000-mark.

Though passengers flights have been suspended in view of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown, the airport is still handling cargo aircraft and movement of goods.

At present, cargo movement in on and airport staff who reside nearby are called for work, he said.

"These employees may be ...