Mumbai: A full body-scanner, security cameras and many more electronic gadgets to map approach areas at airports across the country are likely to be part of a Rs 600-crore plan of the ministry of civil aviation.
The ministry will spend the amount only to upgrade security at airports in India, particularly those which fall under the jurisdiction of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Private airports, like Mumbai and Delhi, may get body-scanners, the need for which has been increasingly felt by security agencies at these airports. But officials at these airports said the decision has to be finalized and sanctioned by the ministry.
"There was a high-level meeting between ministry officials, Central Industrial Security Force ( CISF) officers and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) officials on security needs are airports. The main focus was on AAI airports, which handle sizeable passenger traffic but lag behind in gadgets to aid personnel. Bigger airports like Mumbai and Delhi may finally get the nod for body-scanners,'' a senior ministry official said.
Officials said Mumbai airport has also been told to expedite the installation of a perimeter intrusion warning system, work on which has started.
28/02/11 Chinmayi Shalya/Times of India
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