Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is all set to take over security of hyper-sensitive Srinagar International Airport with the force conducting maiden man-power drill there.
To begin with, the CISF will take over the Anti-hijacking operations that are presently being handled by the Jammu and Kashmir police.
The move comes after the proposal to handover security of all three airports of the State—Srinagar, Jammu and Leh to CISF was cleared by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) in a high-level meeting convened in New Delhi last month. The meeting was participated by top officials from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), who, according to sources, had recommended CISF deployment at all the three airports of J&K.
“The proposal was mooted four-years ago, but got stuck in the technical hitches. Last month, the MHA directed the officials to implement the proposal on fast-track basis,” a source in the MHA said.
Out of around 100 airports in India, CISF is managing the security affairs of 61 major airports. A source said that all the three airports in J&K fall under hyper-sensitive category given the “prevailing security scenario in the State.”
25/12/18 Abid Bashir/Greater Kashmir
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To begin with, the CISF will take over the Anti-hijacking operations that are presently being handled by the Jammu and Kashmir police.
The move comes after the proposal to handover security of all three airports of the State—Srinagar, Jammu and Leh to CISF was cleared by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) in a high-level meeting convened in New Delhi last month. The meeting was participated by top officials from the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), who, according to sources, had recommended CISF deployment at all the three airports of J&K.
“The proposal was mooted four-years ago, but got stuck in the technical hitches. Last month, the MHA directed the officials to implement the proposal on fast-track basis,” a source in the MHA said.
Out of around 100 airports in India, CISF is managing the security affairs of 61 major airports. A source said that all the three airports in J&K fall under hyper-sensitive category given the “prevailing security scenario in the State.”
25/12/18 Abid Bashir/Greater Kashmir
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