Share intelligence on aviation security: Centre to states
With an all India civil aviation programme in place, the Centre has asked state governments to share 'real time' intelligence on threat perceptions to prevent and deal with aviation emergencies.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: With an all India civil aviation programme in place, the Centre has asked state governments to share 'real time' intelligence on threat perceptions to prevent and deal with aviation emergencies.
As security arrangements at airports and surrounding areas, including their city-side, were being carried out by state police along with the CISF, the Centre has asked state governments to ensure that only police personnel with good performance standards, unblemished background and antecedents should be deployed, official sources said.
The detailed methodology to react to aviation emergencies have been put in place in the National Civil Aviation Security Programme as well as the updated Aviation Security Manual, after drawing lessons from the 1999 hijack of IC-814, the Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar.
However, successful implementation of all required measures were critically dependent on effective coordination mechanism, which needed to be put in place soon enough, the sources said, without divulging details.
To prevent aviation risks, it was "very important" that the state governments should ensure immediate provision of all intelligence and support services, in terms of efficient and reliable communication and transport infrastructure.
They also emphasised that the states should establish a formal mechanism to share 'real time' intelligence by putting in place direct and secure communication links with security control rooms at all airports to enable sharing of intelligence on 24/7 basis.
As security arrangements at airports and surrounding areas, including their city-side, were being carried out by state police along with the CISF, the Centre has asked state governments to ensure that only police personnel with good performance standards, unblemished background and antecedents should be deployed, official sources said.
The detailed methodology to react to aviation emergencies have been put in place in the National Civil Aviation Security Programme as well as the updated Aviation Security Manual, after drawing lessons from the 1999 hijack of IC-814, the Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar.
However, successful implementation of all required measures were critically dependent on effective coordination mechanism, which needed to be put in place soon enough, the sources said, without divulging details.
To prevent aviation risks, it was "very important" that the state governments should ensure immediate provision of all intelligence and support services, in terms of efficient and reliable communication and transport infrastructure.
They also emphasised that the states should establish a formal mechanism to share 'real time' intelligence by putting in place direct and secure communication links with security control rooms at all airports to enable sharing of intelligence on 24/7 basis.
ADVERTISEMENT
The state governments have been asked to establish such mechanisms in consultation with the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security.
Download
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
The Economic Times Business News App for the Latest News in Business, Sensex, Stock Market Updates & More.
Download
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
The Economic Times News App for Quarterly Results, Latest News in ITR, Business, Share Market, Live Sensex News & More.
ADVERTISEMENT
