{"id":11211,"date":"2018-08-13T11:19:11","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T05:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/?p=11211"},"modified":"2018-08-13T11:19:11","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T05:49:11","slug":"security-tightens-major-indian-airports-independence-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/index.php\/2018\/08\/13\/security-tightens-major-indian-airports-independence-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Independence Day: Security Tightened At Major Indian Airports!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Security at major airports in India is being tightened ahead of the 72nd<\/sup> Independence Day celebrations.<\/p>\n

The Union Home Ministry has already issued a country-wide alert asking states to tighten security at sensitive locations to prevent any attempt of a terror strike.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how authorities are boosting security at major airports.<\/p>\n

Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi<\/h5>\n

About 100-150 additional Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel have been deployed at the airport and passengers may have to undergo a rigorous check of themselves and their luggage, even twice in certain cases.<\/p>\n

Intelligence officers in plain clothes have also been added inside the airport premises to profile and identify potential security risks.<\/p>\n

According to a CISF personnel,\u00a0 passengers may have to take off their shoes and belt before they are frisked. He also said that a close eye is being kept at all category of vehicles entering the airport area.<\/p>\n

Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad<\/h5>\n

Entry of visitors has been barred at the city\u2019s airport from 10th<\/sup> \u00a0to 20th<\/sup> August. The airport has also issued a statement asking passengers to cooperate with security staff and arrive well in advance at the airport during this period.<\/p>\n

Apart from CISF, professionals from the Quick Response Team (QRT) will also be deployed at the airport to deal with any emergency situations.<\/p>\n

The police have said that they will be deploying trained officers on the airport premises to keep a lookout for those moving suspiciously at the airport and its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n

Chennai International Airport<\/h5>\n

Following the instructions from the government, the city\u2019s airport has put in place a seven-tier security arrangement.<\/p>\n

Passengers with valid tickets are being allowed inside the airport after a thorough frisking of their bags and visitors have been banned from entering the airport premises.<\/p>\n

According to authorities, these security measures will be followed till 22nd<\/sup> August.<\/p>\n

Apart from Indian airports, security has been buffed up at important places like railway stations, metros stations, temples, commercial establishments, shopping malls and amusement parks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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