Kolkata: Visitor entries are prohibited at Kolkata airport from Tuesday to August 20 after security warnings in front of independence day, after repeated warnings from the Central Security Agent.
High alert has been issued by the security and security bureau of civil aviation has been supported at the airport and other civil aviation installations throughout the country accordingly.
As part of an improved security protocol, none other than passenger tickets that carry tickets, regular airport staff, airline and security personnel are now permitted inside the terminal building and publishing all temporary passes – both to anyone accompanying passengers or for each inside – By airport authorities prevented during this period.
“The issuance of all passes is temporarily stopped until now.
All emergency trajectories need to be forwarded through BCAS,” said a senior official at Kolkata Airport.
Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) also increased the spread of armed personnel in the airport.
“Three-level security cover has been put in place.
While the CISF tracks the movement of passengers through a CCTV camera in the terminal along with random fricking, an area outside the terminal is being scanned with CISF.
Local police have been responsible for the security of the airport perimeter,” said another senior official from airport.
According to CISF sources, there has been a 23% increase in the spread of CISF along with at least 40% increase in local police inside and outside the airport.
“More than 270 CISF officials are working at a certain time in three shifts.
There has been enhanced passenger filtering including 100% Pat Down Search at the pre-embarkation security check point along with an enhanced random inspection on the terminal building entry using a dog team,” said That official.
Vehicle parking by police, politicians and VIPs in front of the terminal building – a lasting problem at city airports – has been banned while while several Naka checkpoints have appeared on the road to the airport.
Armed Jawan has also been posted on a watch and also with foot patrol throughout the day to keep tight.
The fast response team of local police and CISF personnel have been operated outside the terminal building too.
Passengers have also been asked not to carry any objects that are prohibited at the airport and also remain cautious about their luggage as bags or any objects, if found in every place at the airport lying not claimed for 15 minutes, will soon be confiscated by security personnel , said airport officials.
Toi has written on Sunday How CISF officials responsible for airport security along with police officers Bidhannagar City have begun to go around the neighborhood adjacent to the airport, asking people not to fly drones, crackers or sky-lanterns.