Immediately after the disaster, the Environment Support Group stated this in a press release: A series of Public Interest Litigations were fought by the Mangalore-based Environment Support Group (ESG) to stop the construction of this 2nd runway in Mangalore airport on grounds that the design simply did not conform to the most basic national and international standards of airport design.
Inmediatamente después de la catástrofe, el Environment Support Group (Grupo de Apoyo al Medioambiente) dijo esto en una rueda de prensa: