NEW DELHI: With inputs of cargo terminals of big airports being a target for terror attacks and increasing theft of passenger cargo, government has put cargo terminals of eight sensitive and big airports like Delhi and Mumbai under the security cover of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF).
Presently, cargo terminals were under the security of Airport Authority of India (AAI).
The CISF, which is the designated force to guard 59 civil airports, will take over the cargo terminals of almost eight big airports in metros.
"It is proposed that we take over the cargo terminals of eight big airports in the first step. More such terminals could be given to us to ensure fool-proof security," CISF director general Rajiv said.
The other airports expected to deploy CISF guards include Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi and Ahmedabad.
The move has come at a time when there is a tussle between ministry of civil aviation (MCA) and ministry of home affairs (MHA) over who would have control over airport security. While MCA wants its own force, Aviation Security Force, to replace CISF, MHA has remained non-committal preferring the current arrangement.
Senior security officials said few instances regarding the security of these terminals, which deal with huge volume of material and heavy movement of men and machine, have sent strong signals that these areas need to be regulated by a strong access-control policy so that the overall security of the airports and aircrafts is ensured.
CISF officials said this will also bring down thefts at cargo terminals as the area will now be fully covered with CCTV coverage which will be monitored by CISF personnel. Only, recently, Parliament was informed that there have been 22 cases of theft of luggage from IGI Airport in the past six months alone.
CISF will also take over the security of smaller airports like Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, Juhu airport in Mumbai and Jamnagar airport in Gujarat.
Owing to non-fulfillment of deployment dues and other service-related commitments, CISF last year also withdrew its security personnel from five units of Food Corporation of India, a government-run paper mill in Assam's Panchgram, a bottling plant of SPCL in Vishakhapatnam and MAMC in West Bengal's Durgapur.
The force also plans to enhance its female workforce. One of the largest among central paramilitary forces, the CISF has 4.3% women in its various ranks. There are plans to enhance the women component to about 10% of the total force strength over the years, the DG said
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-09/india/37581021_1_cisf-personnel-civil-airports-cargo-terminals
Presently, cargo terminals were under the security of Airport Authority of India (AAI).
The CISF, which is the designated force to guard 59 civil airports, will take over the cargo terminals of almost eight big airports in metros.
"It is proposed that we take over the cargo terminals of eight big airports in the first step. More such terminals could be given to us to ensure fool-proof security," CISF director general Rajiv said.
The other airports expected to deploy CISF guards include Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi and Ahmedabad.
The move has come at a time when there is a tussle between ministry of civil aviation (MCA) and ministry of home affairs (MHA) over who would have control over airport security. While MCA wants its own force, Aviation Security Force, to replace CISF, MHA has remained non-committal preferring the current arrangement.
Senior security officials said few instances regarding the security of these terminals, which deal with huge volume of material and heavy movement of men and machine, have sent strong signals that these areas need to be regulated by a strong access-control policy so that the overall security of the airports and aircrafts is ensured.
CISF officials said this will also bring down thefts at cargo terminals as the area will now be fully covered with CCTV coverage which will be monitored by CISF personnel. Only, recently, Parliament was informed that there have been 22 cases of theft of luggage from IGI Airport in the past six months alone.
CISF will also take over the security of smaller airports like Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, Juhu airport in Mumbai and Jamnagar airport in Gujarat.
Owing to non-fulfillment of deployment dues and other service-related commitments, CISF last year also withdrew its security personnel from five units of Food Corporation of India, a government-run paper mill in Assam's Panchgram, a bottling plant of SPCL in Vishakhapatnam and MAMC in West Bengal's Durgapur.
The force also plans to enhance its female workforce. One of the largest among central paramilitary forces, the CISF has 4.3% women in its various ranks. There are plans to enhance the women component to about 10% of the total force strength over the years, the DG said
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-03-09/india/37581021_1_cisf-personnel-civil-airports-cargo-terminals
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