The Hindu : Kerala / Kochi News : CIAL donates Rs.7 lakh for police station

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CIAL donates Rs.7 lakh for police station

Staff Reporter

KOCHI: Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL) on Saturday donated Rs.7 lakh for the construction of a new police station at the airport.

Shriram Bharath, managing director of CIAL, handed over the cheque to Y. Anilkumar, Inspector General of Police, who is also the Managing Director of the Police Housing Construction Corporation, at a function held at the airport. CIAL also provided 40 cents in front of the airport free of cost for setting up the station.

The decision to extent financial assistance for the venture received the approval of the director board meeting of CIAL held on Thursday.

The State Government had already sanctioned the requisite staff strength for the new station, the construction of which is expected to start soon, a release by CIAL said. The station was allotted to enhance the security cover for the airport, the release added.

A Circle Inspector would head the station with the assistance of five sub-inspectors, including one lady sub-inspector.

Besides, there would be 10 head constables and 50 constables.

The new station, when it becomes operational, would enhance the security cover of the peripheral areas of the airport, especially the aircraft approach funnel areas and roads leading to the airport. It was also expected to regulate traffic flow at the airport.

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