Environment & Sustainability

We have 7 acres of Captive nursery for GHIAL airport landscape operations and Administrative offices. Approximately 300 numbers of trees and 1000 numbers of palms, 5000 numbers of shrubs, 5000 numbers of Ground covers and 15000 numbers of indoor plants are available at Nursery.

In GHIAL nursery, we raise plants through propagation, seed sowing, air layering, cuttings and nurturing them to prepare healthy plants for display. In this we have climate controlled playhouse, open ventilated playhouse and shade house. Where we acclimatize (hardening) the plants to our native environment and also nurture plants for internal and external landscape use.

Always we maintain buffer stock of indoor plants and outdoor plants for maintenance of Green walls, Movable planters and fixed planters in indoor landscape and Seasonal requirements in External Landscape

To improve aesthetic view of landscape we are cultivating seasonal flowers for planting at Rotaries season wise and display plants arrangement for National festivals and GHIAL Events.To improve aesthetic view of landscape we are cultivating seasonal flowers for planting at Rotaries season wise and display plants arrangement for National festivals and GHIAL Events.

Ambient Air Quality Standards with respect to Noise in Airport Noise Zone

GHIAL administrative and engineering processes minimise and control air and noise pollution. Our admin systems ensure continuous descent approach for landing aircraft and continuous climb out operations of the departing aircraft, helping minimize air and noise pollution levels at the Airport.

• Introduction of Electric vehicles in place of conventional fuel driven vehicles for passengers and cargo movements.
• Provided Fixed Electric Ground Power (FEGP) and Pre-Conditioned Air (PCA) unit for aircraft in place of Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) & Ground Power Units (GPU) to avoid noise emanating from APU and limited use of aircraft’s APU at apron area.
• Aircraft with airworthiness certificates are being allowed to land and take-off at airport.
• Provided acoustic enclosures for DG sets and the exhaust is released through high raised chimneys in line with PCB norms.
• We continuously monitor air quality and ambient noise levels.
• We conduct periodic pollution checks for vehicle emissions at the airport.
• Two Noise Monitoring Terminals have been installed in the villages under the flight path to measure the noise of the aircraft movements.
• RGIA’s Airport Noise Zone has been approved by DGCA

Generating Organic Manure for our green cover

Food waste from the airport is converted to compost used for green cover. GMR Hyderabad International Airport does not use chemical fertilisers.

• Paper and plastic waste handed over to authorised agencies for recycling.
• E-waste and hazardous/biomedical waste given to authorised agencies.

GHIAL along with its airport stakeholders ensuring sustainable airport operation at GMR Hyderabad International Airport like greenbelt development, solar energy use, green buildings construction, single use plastic control, making compost from food waste, reduction of carbon emissions and achieving ACA-ACI Level 5 status, community empowerment etc. are the key contributors for the recognition.

GMR’s Hyderabad Airport – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has achieved Level 5 Carbon Accreditation under the globally recognized Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme – the highest recognition by Airports Council International (ACI) for excellence in carbon management and climate action.

This milestone places RGIA among the top four airports in the ACI Asia – Pacific & Middle East region and underscores GMR Group’s unwavering commitment to Net Zero emissions and environmental leadership in the aviation sector.

GMR Varalakshmi Foundation (GMRVF)

GHIAL has been implementing community development initiatives in the villages surrounding Rajiv Gandhi International Airport from the past 16 years. The objective is to improve the quality of life of the communities through need-based interventions in the areas of Education; Health, Hygiene, Sanitation; and Empowerment and Livelihoods.

Specific training programs that focus on environmental conservation include, making of jute bags, training in the art of landscape maintenance and awareness programmes on environmental conservation for school children.