Lack of infrastructure delays CISF cover for Juhu airport

Mumbai: The security at Juhu airport, which has become a matter of major concern after the recent terror threats, was to be strengthened by December 2010. However, the lax attitude and inability of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to provide infrastructure has delayed the deployment of 200 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the airport.
Arecent terror alert from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) about terrorists using smaller aircraft to cause mayhem has sent all the security agencies into a tizzy. The threat has become all the more serious because the Juhu airport from where choppers take-off and land is an ill-guarded area. In fact, on September 17 the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security had called a meeting with all chopper operators asking them to enhance security measures.
20/09/11 Naveeta Singh/Daily News & Analysis

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Categories: airports Sep 2011