Ahmedabad: With increasing threat perceptions at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has decided to have a dog squad here. The special squad of six canines will be trained for anti-sabotage, anti-hijacking and explosive detection duties.
The decision was taken in a recently held meeting at CISF headquarters in Delhi. Earlier, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has announced plans for posting dog squads at all major airports across the country. Currently, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) has sniffer dog squads at Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and Srinagar airports to detect explosives.
Sources at CISF, Delhi office, said that the officials in Ahmedabad have been intimated about the approval and asked to find breeders and trainers for dogs.
According to the sources, a kennel will be built at Ahmedabad airport to house the canines. At present security agencies use Gujarat police dog squad for security checks at the airport. But with state police dog squad ailing due to lack of trained canines, there is a need for separate force at Ahmedabad airport.
23/05/11 Ankur Jain/Times of India
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