In connection with “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav”, marking 75 years of Indian Independence, the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the apex regulatory body for all aviation security matters in India, has taken the initiative to launch a series of regional aviation security seminars to improve professional knowledge and upgrade security measures of all agencies and personnel involved in Aviation Security.

BCAS Regional Office, Chennai is the first to conduct the Aviation Security Seminar ‘RASSC-21’ (Regional Aviation Security Seminar Chennai) at Chennai. The inaugural function was a convened over video link with virtual and physical participation of the dignitaries at various stations/offices.

Sh. Jaideep Prasad IPS, Joint Director General, BCAS, inaugurated the Seminar from BCAS Headquarters New Delhi. Sh. Suneel Dutt, Airport Director, Chennai Airport. Sh. R. Madhavan, Regional Executive Director, AAI, Southern Region, Dr. Sharad Kumar, General Manager - Engg (Civil/Project), Chennai Airport, and Sh. Sriram, DIG, ASG/CISF. Chennai Airport spoke on the occasion. Sh. Ashish Kumar, Commandant, ASG/CISF and Sh. T. Sukumar, Chief Security Officer, Chennai Airport were present.

Sh. S. Kalyanaraman, Regional Director, BCAS, Chennai delivered the keynote address.

The two-day seminar will have experts and professionals from various fields of aviation security delivering on relevant topics through virtual mode.

Officers from BCAS Headquarters and its 20 Regional offices; Airport Directors and Chief Security Officers of 13 Airports in Southern Region, Local Police representatives and Chief Security Officers of major Airlines are also participating in the sessions.

In the International year of Aviation Security culture-2021, this academic initiative of BCAS will go a long way in upgrading professional knowledge and consequently greater attention devoted to all security measures in all Airports under Southern Region.

This is stated in a press release issued by the Corporate Communications Department, AAI Chennai Airport.

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(Release ID: 1729807)