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CISF to do away with baggage stamping at airports

The CISF has sought to replace old CCTV camera with new HD (high definition) cameras to do better profiling of the passengers for doing away with baggage stamping.

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Equipped with among the best Airport Service Quality (ASQ) ratings, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is planning to do away with cumbersome process of stamping of baggage at six major airports, thus further reducing the number of checks considered obtrusive by passengers.

"We will be doing final check of the position and quality of cameras along with Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) and Airport Authority and if all things are up to the satisfaction, we will do away with the stamping of baggage at all the major airports like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai etc.," said CISF director general, O P Singh.

The CISF has sought to replace old CCTV camera with new HD (high definition) cameras to do better profiling of the passengers for doing away with baggage stamping.

In the latest ASQ rating done by Brussels based Airport Council International, the six international airports under CISF security cover beat some of the world's most prominent airports like Dallas, Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle, Dubai, LA and Frankfurt on the parameters of customer satisfaction done on security parameters.

The four parameters related to security were: courtesy and helpfulness of security staff, thoroughness of security inspection, waiting time at security inspection, and feeling of being safe and secure.

Mumbai airport took the top slot clocking 4.77, 4.69, 4.78 and 4.83 respectively on the scale of five for the above parameters. It was a better score by far than Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas (US) that clocked 4.24, 4.26, 4.10 and 4.32 or other airports like Heathrow (London), Charles de Gaulle (France), Dubai, Los Angeles International (US) and Frankfurt am Main International ( Germany).

The other airports that clocked better ratings than the world's best are Delhi, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Kolkata and Chennai.

Addressing CISF's annual press conference, Singh said that the force is raising a special tactics wing (STW) at NISA academy in Hyderabad for tactical capacity building for the diversified role of the CISF.

"It will cater to the tactical need of hypersensitive airports, Delhi Metro Rail and other hypersensitive units in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) area. It will train the men and officers for building an enhanced combat and tactical advantage against terrorist attacks and other threats to the vital installations," said Singh.

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