Moderate to heavy showers on Thursday morning led to a mishap at Dumna Airport. A portion of large fabric canopy at the entrance of the new terminal building collapsed due to water accumulation. Fortunately, no one was underneath at the time, otherwise, it could have resulted in casualties. The incident has raised questions about the quality of construction work at the airport. Meanwhile, the Director of Airports Authority of India, Jabalpur has expressed regret for the incident and said investigation has been ordered to determine the technical reasons for the incident. It may be mentioned that the expanded building of Dumna Airport with a cost of Rs 450 crores was inaugurated on March 10. Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually laid the foundation stone and inaugurated 14 airports across the country, including Jabalpur. Several ministers and officials attended the event held at Jabalpur Airport. On Thursday morning, a section of roof of the new terminal building at Dumna Airport collapsed amid rainfall.

 

As the roof section fell with the water, it completely smashed a Honda City car parked below, narrowly missing the driver. It is reported that the car belonged to the Income Tax Department and was there to pick up an officer. Thankfully, the driver had moved away from the car just before the roof section fell. Security officers and police arrived at the scene shortly after learning about the incident. At around 8 am, one of the fabric canopies erected in the parking area of the new terminal building at Dumna Airport fell down with a loud noise. A large amount of accumulated water fell so rapidly that it damaged the roof of a parked car. A senior officer from the Income Tax Department was arriving on a flight from Indore to Jabalpur. The department’s car, driven by the driver was at Dumna Airport to receive the officer. As there was time before the flight’s arrival and it was raining heavily in Jabalpur, the driver parked the vehicle under the designer canopy in the parking area, considering it a safe spot and waited for the flight. Suddenly, a loud noise was heard.

 

The airport staff quickly rushed to the site of the explosion and found a damaged car in the parking lot. Fortunately, being early morning, there were no people in the porch area, otherwise the incident could have been more severe. The Director of Airports Authority of India, Jabalpur has informed that due to rainwater accumulation in one section of the fabric canopy installed for beautification in front of the newly constructed building at Jabalpur Airport, the fabric tore, causing the accumulated water to fall onto the car below. He said investigation has been ordered to determine the technical reasons for the incident so that necessary measures can be taken to prevent such incidents from occurring again. The Airports Authority of India, Jabalpur has expresses regret for the incident and assures comprehensive resolution.