Wednesday, January 28, 2015

CCTV network soon to watch 18.8-km Mumbai airport perimeter

Mumbai: Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAL), the airport operator, has begun the tendering process for a CCTV network along the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport’s (CSIA) 18.8-km long perimeter.

The probability of US President Barack Obama’s arrival at the Mumbai airport during his just-concluded visit and increasing number of terror alerts issued for the “highly sensitive” airport has further pushed the project, officials said.

The need for a live surveillance at the outer perimeter was felt necessary for a a timely response to any intrusion that is picked by the Perimeter Intrusion Detection System (PIDS). These real-time visuals will support the blip on the Control Room computer of the PIDS and help Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) prepare a measured response.
“The airport is landlocked and has residential areas just abutting the airport wall, making it a sensitive area,” said an official from MIAL. “We are looking at installing 111 cameras along the perimeter,” he said. This network will be integrated with the currently operating PIDS.
28/01/15 Anjali Lukose/Indian Express
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