Organising extra baggage checking machines and introducing electrical automobiles to ferry passengers are among the many key measures to be undertaken to deal with elevated footfall on the worldwide airport in Srinagar forward of G20 occasions and the tourist season, officers stated on Friday.
In addition to these, a police unit to cater to complaints and grievances of vacationers and a police facilitation counter would even be setup, they stated.
The measures have been introduced on Thursday at a gathering to evaluation the safety facets and functioning of the Srinagar worldwide airport, the officers stated.
It was carried out by Jammu and Kashmir Director Common of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh and Director Common Bureau of Civil Aviation Safety (BCAS) Zulfiquar Hasan, and attended by prime officers of the civil administration and police, the Central Reserve Police Pressure, the tourism division and the airport.
In the course of the assembly, measures to ease congestion corresponding to rising the variety of baggage checking machines on the important gate and introducing electrical automobiles to ferry passengers from the primary gate to the terminal have been mentioned threadbare, the officers stated.
To assist vacationers, a police facilitation counter might be opened on the airport, in addition to a police unit might be established to cater to necessities of passengers and their grievances and complaints, they stated.
The officers stated a proposal for an prolonged baggage-cum-check-in counter in Srinagar metropolis, ideally on the Vacationer Reception Centre, can even be thought-about to scale back congestion on the airport.
These measures will assist the airport deal with extra air visitors, particularly in view of the upcoming G20 visits, vacationer season and the Amarnath yatra, they stated.
Will probably be ensured that no passenger is over-charged for any service, together with taxi providers, the officers stated.
The safety audit of the airport and its surrounding premises might be carried out to neutralise any risk, they stated.
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