Mock drill goof-up: Govt calls meet

Cabinet secretary KM Chandrasekhar called a meeting of top government and security officials to review the anti-hijack response mechanism system and the findings of the disastrous mock drill at the Delhi airport on January 19.

Cabinet secretary KM Chandrasekhar called a meeting of top government and security officials to review the anti-hijack response mechanism system and the findings of the disastrous mock drill at the Delhi airport on January 19.

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HT had said on February 4 that a report of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) listed more than 30 glaring flaws that came to light following the mock drill.

The drill had exposed the lack of coordination among agencies in tackling the mock hijack.

The BCAS report had also slammed the role of Delhi International Airport Ltd and Air India, besides mentioning other operational problems.