Mangaluru | CISF displays its prowess at Aviation Security Culture Week celebration
The Hindu
Passengers at Mangaluru Int'l Airport witness CISF canine squad, BDDS equipment, & selfie booths as part of Aviation Culture Security Week. Julie, Goldie, Max, & Ranger from the canine squad impressed with discipline & presence. Airport staff given hands-on experience of priority one equipment. T-shirts & badges distributed to passengers & stakeholders. Valedictory function on Sat, Aug 5. #SeeItSayItSecureIt
Passengers departing from Mangaluru International Airport had a special opportunity to witness the functioning of the airport canine squad of the airport security group of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on Thursday, August 3. This came as the result of the ongoing Aviation Culture Security Week that is being observed across the airports in India, courtesy of an initiative taken by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). The theme of the week-long event is — See it, Say It, Secure It.
Julie, Goldie, Max, and Ranger from the canine squad wowed the passengers and other stakeholders present with their discipline and grand presence. While Julie and Goldie are Labradors, Max and Ranger, the recent additions to the squad, are Belgian malinois. Each dog executed the command from their respective handler perfectly. What was particularly impressive was that none of these dogs accepted their favourite treat offered to them by a passenger, who volunteered.
Later, the bomb disposal and detection squad (BDDS) members of the CISF gave hands-on experience to the airline and airport staff on how the priority one equipment provided by the airport management to the ASG personnel functions. The squad leader explained the usefulness and functioning of each of the equipment in their array. This equipment helps the squad deal with the different types of explosive threats that the airport could face in a real-time scenario.
The airport management on Tuesday distributed t-shirts and badges of the aviation culture security week to the departing passengers — domestic and international and internal stakeholders. The selfie booths set up at vantage locations inside the terminal attracted passengers to reiterate their role in ensuring that the airport is a safe place to travel. Various other events are lined up in the run-up to the valedictory function of the week that will be held at the airport on Saturday, August 5, a release from the airport said.
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