New security system for Chennai airport

Chennai: A state-of-the-art security system will be in place at the Chennai airport shortly.
The proposal has been sent to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) Board for approval.
According to AAI sources, under the Rs.100-crore project, the entire airport will be divided into six areas: perimeter fencing, perimeter surveillance, passenger and staff surveillance, baggage control and unattended objects, vehicle movement and access control.
Power fencing will be installed on the airport’s perimeter. Sixty ‘intelligent cameras’, which can differentiate between a human being and an animal, and are capable of panning, tilting and zooming, will be installed on the perimeter. . When an intruder enters the operational area or the sterile zone, the security system will alert authorities in the main control room. Employees of various government agencies and ground handling staff will be provided with Radio Frequency Identity Cards.
Similar cards will be issued to vehicles entering the operational area. They will be pasted on the engine. Sensors fixed at the access points can read the information in the card from a distance of up to 10 feet, when a staff member or vehicle approaches the entry points. The movement of people and vehicles in the operational area can be digitally recorded and stored for a year.
27/06/07 P Oppili/The Hindu

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