Mangalore : On February 13, Wednesday, residents of Adyapady near the Mangalore airport at Bajpe took the airport authority officials to task and sent them away after suspecting that they had come to earmark land for acquisition.

The villagers complained that  a village accountant and an horticultural official has been visiting the place since some time giving room for suspicion. It is believed that the airport officials intended to cut some high trees in the area as they might prove dangerous  in close vicinity of the airport.

The officials who arrived on Wednesday were sent back after villagers took them to task. Villagers also alleged that the airport officials in order to shoo away birds and animals from entering the runway were using fireworks frequently and many times threw the crackers to the neighboring compound.

The villager also said the airport officials raised objection whenever they noticed any thick smole in the vicinity, on the grounds that the smoke affected the flights. They also alleged the airport authorities neglected the problems faced by them due to the airport.