Why Kolkata is Closer to the Moon than to London

In Kolkata, there's no escaping
Those potholes on runways, they're gaping.
Said a pilot, dismayed,
"These are craters! Afraid,
It's not London but moon, that we are aping!"

April 26th, 2012. The Telegraph, Calcutta : Pilots need to be as watchful of craters on Calcutta airport’s twin runways as drivers are of potholes on city roads. Get the story here