New Delhi: The recent terror attack at the Istanbul airport may be an eye-opener for the security agencies of all the international airports across the world, but in the national capital, the agencies are yet to wake up to the compromised security at IGI Airport.
Even after spending almost Rs 5 crore, technical glitches seem to have handicapped the Perimeter Intr-uder Detection System (PIDS) at the Delhi airport. However, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) claims that the PIDS is functioning effectively.
PIDS is a four-layered, hitech security system that eventually covers the entire 27-km perimeter of the airport. The status of PIDS of IGI Airport is still disputed as it has been generating fake alarms.
“Though the system has been improved over the period, still it is generating fake alarms. Around 50-100 alarms are being generated on an average and among them around 80-85 per cent alarms are fake. We cannot rely on this system alone. Even the buried cable hasn’t been working for a long time. The buried cable, which is the second line of this PIDS system, has been out of function for several days,” said a senior Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official, on the condition of anonymity. The official said that he is not sure whether the PIDS can help the situation.
The PIDS has physical and covert detection systems with taut wire, buried cable, about 200 CCTV cameras for live visuals, radars, more than 40 watch-towers and a patrolling track along the perimeter wall that covers the areas as far as 27 km, excluding the Air Force area and the existing terminal buildings. The PIDS is manned by CISF to detect, assess, neutralise and track potential or actual breaches of the perimeter.
06/07/16 Sunil Thapliyal/Asian Age
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Even after spending almost Rs 5 crore, technical glitches seem to have handicapped the Perimeter Intr-uder Detection System (PIDS) at the Delhi airport. However, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) claims that the PIDS is functioning effectively.
PIDS is a four-layered, hitech security system that eventually covers the entire 27-km perimeter of the airport. The status of PIDS of IGI Airport is still disputed as it has been generating fake alarms.
“Though the system has been improved over the period, still it is generating fake alarms. Around 50-100 alarms are being generated on an average and among them around 80-85 per cent alarms are fake. We cannot rely on this system alone. Even the buried cable hasn’t been working for a long time. The buried cable, which is the second line of this PIDS system, has been out of function for several days,” said a senior Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) official, on the condition of anonymity. The official said that he is not sure whether the PIDS can help the situation.
The PIDS has physical and covert detection systems with taut wire, buried cable, about 200 CCTV cameras for live visuals, radars, more than 40 watch-towers and a patrolling track along the perimeter wall that covers the areas as far as 27 km, excluding the Air Force area and the existing terminal buildings. The PIDS is manned by CISF to detect, assess, neutralise and track potential or actual breaches of the perimeter.
06/07/16 Sunil Thapliyal/Asian Age
