To improve the security environment at various airports in the country, the Airports Authority of India (AAI), in association with Central industrial security force (CISF), plans to frisk alighting passengers randomly in the concourse area, apart from installing more CCTVs in the airports.
The bureau of civil aviation security (BCAS) has approved the two committees proposed by the AAI for this purpose.
The plan is likely to be implemented by June this year at 10 hypersensitive airports in the country, including Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Delhi, Mumbai and Agartala.
“All airport directors have been asked to study the existing system and make improvements to strengthen available arrangements like augmenting CCTVs and increasing safety measures,” said a top BCAS official.
In India, all airports follow the ‘sterile holding area plan’ except at airports in Jammu and Kashmir, where ‘concourse plan’ is being followed.
In the sterile holding area plan, the CISF will be in charge of security inside one portion of airport which will be out of bounds for all people except passengers.
25/05/11 Hindustan Times
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