Hindustan Times (Chandigarh)

CISF to take over Leh airport security on Aug 4

- Press Trust of India

NEWDELHI: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) is set to take over the security of the Leh airport on August 4 in the newly created Union Territory of Ladakh, officials said.

A contingent of about 100 CISF personnel will provide roundthe-clock, armed security at the strategica­lly important airport, located at 3,256 metres above sea level, officials said.

The Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, operated by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), will be the 64th civil airport to be brought under the cover of the CISF.

It is guarded by the local police at present.

Ladakh became a UT on October 31, 2019, after the Central government revoked the special status given to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into UTS.

A formal induction ceremony is scheduled for August 4, with the CISF director general (DG) Rajesh Ranjan and senior officials of the AAI and Ladakh administra­tion expected to attend.

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