New Delhi: Airports that are not “hyper-sensitive” could soon see the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) replaced by the state police personnel.
The civil aviation ministry is planning to replace the CISF by state police at 47 airports barring those that are hyper sensitive, which includes the metro airports of New Delhi, Mumbai Kolkata, Chennai Bangalore and Hyderabad, airports in the north east and Jammu & Kashmir.
The CISF currently manages security at 59 airports across the country.
The proposal, being discussed, is a part of the plan to change the standard operating procedure being followed at the airports in India and also includes doing away with the cabin baggage tag.
01/11/12 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
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The civil aviation ministry is planning to replace the CISF by state police at 47 airports barring those that are hyper sensitive, which includes the metro airports of New Delhi, Mumbai Kolkata, Chennai Bangalore and Hyderabad, airports in the north east and Jammu & Kashmir.
The CISF currently manages security at 59 airports across the country.
The proposal, being discussed, is a part of the plan to change the standard operating procedure being followed at the airports in India and also includes doing away with the cabin baggage tag.
01/11/12 Mihir Mishra/Indian Express
