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Friday, October 28, 2011
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2nd Padma Bridge project under PPP
Shahjalal int'l airport security to be upgraded
2nd Padma Bridge project under PPP
Shariful Islam
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday decided in principle to have Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's existing security system upgraded to international standards by a Canadian company.
A meeting of the committee yesterday also decided in principle to build a second bridge over the Padma under Public Private Partnership. Construction of the 6.10km second Padma Bridge with a railway track between Paturia-Goalanda is estimated to cost $1.9 billion.
Meeting sources said the committee decided that the Tk 280 crore project proposed by Visual Defense Inc to upgrade security system of the airport will be implemented under Public Private Partnership.
The company, however, had proposed to implement the project under Build Maintain Transfer in coordination with International Air Transport Association and the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab).
The country's prime airport has serious lacking in security compared to standards set by International Civil Aviation Organisation, said the aviation watchdog in 2009.
Under the project, Visual Defense will set up Comprehensive Security Management System, a modern integrated security management system also known as Perimeter Intruder Detection System. Automatic alarms and video surveillance will be set up on the boundaries of the airport.
Automatic access control system with biometric features will be installed to control access to restricted areas. Equipment for proper screening of passengers and luggage would be there so that explosives, metals and non-metallic threats can be detected and a computerised central command centre will also be installed.
As per Visual Defense proposal, after installation of the Comprehensive Security Management System, Caab in coordination with the IATA will collect $35 from each outgoing passenger as security fee in line with the ICAO recommendations.
Of the total amount collected as security fees, Caab will get 15 percent which will be around Tk 148 crore a year.
According to the project, the IATA will provide Visual Defense a portion of the amount to be collected as security fees and after Visual Defense's cost is recovered, the money would go to the national exchequer.
Front Page
2nd Padma Bridge project under PPP
Shahjalal int'l airport security to be upgraded
2nd Padma Bridge project under PPP
Shariful Islam
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday decided in principle to have Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's existing security system upgraded to international standards by a Canadian company.
A meeting of the committee yesterday also decided in principle to build a second bridge over the Padma under Public Private Partnership. Construction of the 6.10km second Padma Bridge with a railway track between Paturia-Goalanda is estimated to cost $1.9 billion.
Meeting sources said the committee decided that the Tk 280 crore project proposed by Visual Defense Inc to upgrade security system of the airport will be implemented under Public Private Partnership.
The company, however, had proposed to implement the project under Build Maintain Transfer in coordination with International Air Transport Association and the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab).
The country's prime airport has serious lacking in security compared to standards set by International Civil Aviation Organisation, said the aviation watchdog in 2009.
Under the project, Visual Defense will set up Comprehensive Security Management System, a modern integrated security management system also known as Perimeter Intruder Detection System. Automatic alarms and video surveillance will be set up on the boundaries of the airport.
Automatic access control system with biometric features will be installed to control access to restricted areas. Equipment for proper screening of passengers and luggage would be there so that explosives, metals and non-metallic threats can be detected and a computerised central command centre will also be installed.
As per Visual Defense proposal, after installation of the Comprehensive Security Management System, Caab in coordination with the IATA will collect $35 from each outgoing passenger as security fee in line with the ICAO recommendations.
Of the total amount collected as security fees, Caab will get 15 percent which will be around Tk 148 crore a year.
According to the project, the IATA will provide Visual Defense a portion of the amount to be collected as security fees and after Visual Defense's cost is recovered, the money would go to the national exchequer.