DGCA
- August 8, 2020
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Subject: Government organization
Context:
Aircraft shot past runway in rainy conditions and fell into a gorge and DGCA issued notice to Kozhikode airport over safety lapses
Concept:
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation is an attached office of the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is the regulatory body in the field of Civil Aviation primarily dealing with safety issues.
- It is responsible for regulation of air transport services to/from/within India and for enforcement of civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards.
- It also co-ordinates all regulatory functions with International Civil Aviation Organisation.
Gorge
- A deep and narrow ‘V’ shaped valley is also referred to as gorge and may result due to down cutting erosion or because of the recession of a waterfall (the position of the waterfall receding due to erosive action).