CISF to take over Leh airport security; around 100 personnel to be assigned round-the-clock detail

The CISF will take over the security of the Leh airport, the highest-altitude airport in the country, on Tuesday, becoming the 64th airport to be under the paramilitary force’s cover.

Officials said around 100 CISF personnel will be providing round-the-clock security to the Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport, which is located 3,256 metres above sea level. Leh airport 23rd highest commercial airport in the world.

So far, local police have been providing security and the induction of the CISF, which has been designated as a national civil aviation security force, against the backdrop of the increasing strategic importance of the region amid a stand-off with China at the borders.