These days, the number of commuters at the Jharsuguda Veer Surendra Sai (VSS) Airport is increasing. The importance of the airport has been increased due to incoming of VVIP passengers.
Unfortunately, the security aspect of the airport appears to have been missed somewhere in absence of a police station in the airport premises. Till setting up a police station, the police administration has taken steps for setting up a police beat house.
But, the airport authorities are delaying for necessary permission resulting in abnormal delay for the beat house. In the recent past, discussion about setting up of a beat house was made in the Airport Advisory Committee meeting and a place was also identified for the same near toilet in the airport premises. But while the police administration took steps for the same, it could not materialise in absence of requisite permission from the airport authorities.
When asked, Director of the VSS Airport SK Chouhan said that a letter has been sent to airport authorities for necessary approval about the setting up of a police beat house. But in absence of any permission, the setting up of the proposed police beat house in airport premises is getting delayed, said Chouhan.