Safdarjung Airport may get CISF cover
NEW DELHI: The Safdarjung Airport in the national capital will soon get a security cover by a central paramilitary force in view of potential threats to the facility used primarily for flying VVIP helicopter.

Official sources said a security audit of the air facility located in central Delhi has been ordered after a recommendation by the central security agencies and a preliminary report was prepared about possible threats and vulnerabilities.
The over 200-acre airport is presently provided security by troops of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) drawn from Northeast states and they largely look after access-control duties through official entry/exit gates.
The facility is operated by the Airports Authority of India attacks, the home ministry had recently ordered security audit of nearly 100 civil airports and decided to bring all such facilities under the CISF cover gradually.
here are three facilities in the national capital which are used for flying operations including the civilian Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) guarded by the CISF and the Palam technical area used for flying jets for VVIPs and it is guarded by the IAF.
Only the Safdarjung Airport, which has a runway but is only used for rotor-wing chopper operations, does not have a dedicated security mechanism.
Sources said central security agencies have pointed to the vulnerability of the airport as it has an open road-facing runway and its vast periphery is dotted by thick vegetation and buildings. (AAI) and apart from conducting regular administrative operations, the airport also houses the hangar for the Mi-17 series of choppers of the Border Security Force and is used to fly VVIPs.
Sources said post the security audit the task to fully secure the facility could be handed over to the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which is the mandated agency to guard major civilian airports in the country.
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