Pune: Following the Pathankot attack, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) will modify security at Pune airport, which is classified as hypersensitive, in order to be more vigilant.
"Ministry classifies airports under three categories, namely, sensitive, hypersensitive and normal. Pune comes under hypersensitive category. Hence, we have decided to beef up the security measures," said Sanjay Prakash, deputy inspector in general (DIG), CISF.
Compulsive checking will now be undertaken on the airport premises. Vehicles entering the airport will be thoroughly inspected. Also, commuters will have to remove their shoes as a part of security check, before boarding the flight.
Regarding this particular move, the home ministry, in 2013, had stated that along with electronic equipment, shoes too, will have to be removed for security purposes. However, due to time constraint, it was not implemented at many airports.
"It was not possible to check all commuters by asking them to remove their shoes during heavy rush. So, we used to instruct random commuters. Now, every commuter will be asked to remove shoes as part of the check," said Prakash.
26/01/16 Sukirt Gumaste/Pune Mirror
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"Ministry classifies airports under three categories, namely, sensitive, hypersensitive and normal. Pune comes under hypersensitive category. Hence, we have decided to beef up the security measures," said Sanjay Prakash, deputy inspector in general (DIG), CISF.
Compulsive checking will now be undertaken on the airport premises. Vehicles entering the airport will be thoroughly inspected. Also, commuters will have to remove their shoes as a part of security check, before boarding the flight.
Regarding this particular move, the home ministry, in 2013, had stated that along with electronic equipment, shoes too, will have to be removed for security purposes. However, due to time constraint, it was not implemented at many airports.
"It was not possible to check all commuters by asking them to remove their shoes during heavy rush. So, we used to instruct random commuters. Now, every commuter will be asked to remove shoes as part of the check," said Prakash.
26/01/16 Sukirt Gumaste/Pune Mirror
