Police to increase vigil, verify residents near Trichy airport

TRICHY: Trichy city police officials have decided to intensify vigilance in and around Trichy airport by undertaking a checking process to identify whether any unidentified people are residing near the airport. Police have also insisted on creating police booths at the entry and exit points and also an outpost to increase vigil.
Since National Highway 210 (Trichy-Pudukottai-Ramanathapuram) passes close to the Trichy international airport runway, alternative solutions – either to build underpass or reducing the height of the road - was discussed at the aerodrome committee meeting held here on Monday.
City commissioner of police G Karthikeyan, who is also the chairman of the aerodrome committee, presided over the meeting where airport director S Dharmaraj and senior officials from the various departments from the airport including CISF participated.
As per the decision taken at the last aerodrome committee meeting held three months back, 16 new surveillance cameras were installed around the airport to monitor and prevent illegal activities, airport officials said. The cameras would be a helpful in identifying people who are involved in smuggling from outside the airport. The cameras cover the city-side and outer areas of the airport.
Police authorities stressed the need to create awareness among the general public as the airport area was a protected one and no one should be allowed to operate drones within a 3km radius. Acquisition of land in Ambedkar Nagar, which has been a hindrance to the runway expansion and providing a suitable alternative place for the people who will have forgo their houses was also discussed at the meeting.