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The Director of the Ministry of the Interior of the Union (MHA), the central industrial security forces (CISF) took over safety at the airport in Lengpui in Mizoram, about 32 km from the capital of Aizawl. It will be the first CISF unit located in the state and 69. Civil airport under its protection.
About 121 CISF workers were deployed together with the Police Mizoram and the police forces of the central reserve for four days, after which the CIFF will be controlled by the overall safety of the airport, including “access control” and “external Cordon”.
In the coming days, the workforce will also increase to increase safety.
“Lengpui, located near Myanmar and Bangladeshi borders, is vital to the Indian law east to increase connectivity and economic links with Southeast Asia.
Sources in MHA reported that the re -evaluation of safety at Lengpui airport is taking place and comes in the middle of internal conflicts in Myanmar and Bangladesh.
In March, the main minister of Mizoram Lalduhoma said that the state was secretly used as a transit route by a foreigner traveling to Myanmar to provide military training there. There was a discussion with MHA on the transfer of the airport built by the state in 1998 to the Indian airport office, said Mr. Lalduhoma.
Published – April 21, 2025 21:17
