The airport which Japan had built by spending a huge amount of 20 billion dollars, is slowly sinking.
Located in the Greater Osaka area of Japan, this airport is built on an artificial island, which is said to be burdened by buildings.
Kansai International Airport was inaugurated on September 4, 1994. It connects Osaka Island to the whole world.
Not only this, the traffic pressure at Osaka International Airport has also reduced due to this. It was built by spending an amount of 20 billion dollars.
Importantly, in 2016 it was the 30th busiest airport in Asia and the third busiest in Japan.
Now environmental experts say that this airport may completely sink in the next few years. Apart from Osaka, this airport has also been a major hub of transportation for the people of Kyoto and Kobe.
Its runway is 4000 meters long, which is almost double that of most airports. This airport on the island is located about two miles from the beach.
Work on it started in 1987 and was completed in 7 years. This airport became an aviation hub since its construction.
This airport was built in a remote area. In such a situation, flights operate 24 hours a day and this does not cause any disruption to the system.
Thousands of stones were laid and then a 40 meter high surface was formed, but all in vain.
The surface of this airport was prepared after extracting millions of liters of water, but now nature is no longer in control. If the situation continues like this, this magnificent example of infrastructure will be submerged in water in the next few years.
For the safety of this airport, thousands of stones were also put here so that the surface remains strong. These were brought in 80 ships and 10 thousand workers worked for about 10 million hours in this work.
After pouring these rocks, a 30 to 40 meter high surface was created on it. Even after this, due to rising sea water level, it is on the verge of drowning.
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