Commonwealth Games: CISF to beef up metro security

The security of the Delhi metro will be bolstered by deployment of 1,500 additional CISF personnel and special units of Quick Reaction Teams before the Commonwealth Games.

Metro and CISF authorities have undertaken a security audit of the commuter service in view of increasing load of passengers and inclusion of new stations.

The Delhi metro is expanding operations and passenger load has gone up hugely. An additional strength of almost 1,500 CISF personnel will be required to secure the metro services after a security audit was carried out. Therefore, a proposal has been sent to the ministry of home affairs in this regard, the sources said.

The additional strength, which the sources said will be sanctioned soon by the government, will add to the existing 3,470 CISF security personnel at the Delhi metro.

The Delhi metro presently has 83 stations and has moved to Noida in Uttar Pradesh and will start operations to Gurgaon soon.

Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) of trained commandos armed with sophisticated weapons will also be deployed for metro security in view of the mega sporting event scheduled here in October, they said.

Sources said these jawans will be in addition to the para-military force personnel who are already on job of providing security to all the stations.