CAG slams Civil Aviation Security bureau for project delay

New Delhi: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has slammed the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security for not starting work on two vital aviation security projects, even after up to 13 years of being approved. The CAG expressed disappointment over the fact that such delays exist even though there are terror
threats to the country.
The apex auditing body, in a report tabled in Parliament, also criticised the Planning Commission for not monitoring the status of the projects effectively. It has also asked the Civil Aviation Ministry to set up a 'definite timeline' for completion of the projects.
Work on the Civil Aviation Security Training Academy (CASTA) and construction of an office building for the Regional Deputy Commissioner of Security (RDCOS) at Mumbai has not commenced yet, the CAG said.
While CASTA was approved 13 years ago, the government had given its nod for RDCOS six years back, it added.
In its audit report for 2010-11, the CAG said, "These cases highlight the apathetic attitude of the authorities towards strengthening civil aviation security in the country despite the increasing menace of global terrorism and repeated terrorist attacks in India and elsewhere."
04/08/10 Press Trust Of India/Hindustan Times

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