New Delhi: A committee comprising representatives of various security agencies at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has recommended that an audit plan should be developed to determine threats from man-portable air-defence systems (MANPADS) — shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles — to prevent attacks on the runway.
The suggestions were part of a 15-point recommendations to the to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA) to augment security at the airport.
MANPADS are a threat to low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters. The IGIA is among 22 airports that are in the category of 'hyper-sensitive' airports.
The committee comprising representatives of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the Delhi Police, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA) recently visited the airport in San Diego and the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam to study the security apparatus at these airports.
20/07/13 Shalini Narayan/Indian Express
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The suggestions were part of a 15-point recommendations to the to the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA) to augment security at the airport.
MANPADS are a threat to low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters. The IGIA is among 22 airports that are in the category of 'hyper-sensitive' airports.
The committee comprising representatives of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), the Delhi Police, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MCA) recently visited the airport in San Diego and the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam to study the security apparatus at these airports.
20/07/13 Shalini Narayan/Indian Express
