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Airports Authority of India has been entrusted with the job of providing Air Traffic
Management i.e. Air Traffic Services & Air Traffic Flow Management services in India.
The ATM services within entire Indian airspace over continental and oceanic areas,
with the exception of certain military areas, state, military and private aerodromes, are
provided by AAI. The total area of Indian airspace is 2.8 Million Square NM, out of
these 1.7 Million Square NM is oceanic and rest 1.1Million square Nm is continental.
The Search & Rescue service in India is organized in accordance with the Standards
and Recommended Practices of ICAO Annex 12. The Airports Authority of India is
responsible for maintenance and operation of the aeronautical rescue coordination
centres however the actual search and rescue operations and search and rescue
facilities are provided by the Ministry of Defence, Coast Guard, Central Government
and State Governments. The Ministry of Defence has the responsibility for making the
necessary facilities available. The Search & Rescue service is responsible for entire
Indian Territory including territorial waters as well as airspace over high-seas
encompassed by Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai FIRs.