Lost bag at airport? Log on

Lost your luggage at the airport? Don't fret. In a "first of a kind" initiative that will come as a relief to all such harried travellers, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Monday launched a 'lost and found' section on its website that will help one trace missing baggage.
The initiative, a brainchild of the CISF's director general, is certain to come as a relief to many. The CISF handles security of 57 airports in India. Its website is www.cisf.gov.in
"After looking for the rightful owner of an unattended or lost luggage, if he or she is not found, then it will be handed over to the airport manager. Details of the baggage and when it was found will be uploaded on our website daily in the 'lost and found' section, along with the procedure to claim it," Inspector General (Administration) Ajeet Shekhawat told reporters at a conference in New Delhi.
The CISF will also upload the contact details of the airports officials whom one has to contact to claim those articles. The claimants will have to provide necessary ownership proofs for collecting the baggage.
"This initiative is first of its kind anywhere across the world," Shekhawat said.
According to the CISF, a large number of lost items such as laptops, mobile phones, cameras, handbags, jewellery and cash is collected on a daily basis.
Between January and August this year, goods worth Rs 8,07,37,623 were recovered from various airports manned by the CISF personnel across India. In several instances, it has recovered huge amounts of cash.
06/10/09 Indo-Asian News Service/Hindustan Times

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