Lucknow: Security was tightened at the Lucknow's Amausi airport on Thursday after government declared high alert across the country following triple blasts in Mumbai on Wednesday.
Officials from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) carried out an intense inspection of the terminal late on Wednesday evening itself.
On Thursday, CISF personnel were deployed at all strategic points around the terminal building, as well as near the Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower. Emphasis was essentially laid on the circulating area, where movement of people is continuous.
Some of the jawans were also deployed in civvies to keep a close watch on movement of people. Irregularly parked vehicles were asked to move away. Vehicles at the parking lot too were checked. CISF and police jawans were also deployed close to Kanpur Road to keep an eye over the movement of people into the airport area.
Passengers were frisked at the entry point and their identity cards were screened by the CISF. Airport director, Atul Dikshit said, "We are taking all the precautions."
15/07/11 Times of India
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