The security at Juhu airport, which has become a matter of major concern after the recent terror threats, was to be strengthened by December 2010.
The security at Juhu airport, which has become a matter of major concern after the recent terror threats, was to be strengthened by December 2010. However, the lax attitude and inability of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to provide infrastructure has delayed the deployment of 200 Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the airport.
Arecent terror alert from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) about terrorists using smaller aircraft to cause mayhem has sent all the security agencies into a tizzy. The threat has become all the more serious because the Juhu airport from where choppers take-off and land is an ill-guarded area. In fact, on September 17 the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security had called a meeting with all chopper operators asking them to enhance security measures.
“This last minute effort could have been avoided had they made adequate arrangements for the deployment of 200 CISF officials,” said a senior CISF official on conditions of anonymity. “We had sanctioned 200 personnel especially for the Juhu airport and their deployment was to be done by December 2010,” he said.
“Our men are ready and waiting for their posting. But the basic infrastructure like barracks for them to stay is not ready yet. Now, we have been told that it might take them one more month to complete it,” he said.
Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) has over 2,000 CISF officials who are responsible for the security. The Juhu airport is guarded by the guards from the Maharashtra Security Board.
Because of the terror alert 32 cops have already been deployed at Juhu and 100 more are yet to be deployed.
Pawan Kumar Nagpal, regional executive director of the AAI was not available for comments.
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