MARGAO
With the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai's Taj exposing the vulnerability of the hotels to terror attacks, the South Goa police has come out with a security advisory for hotels and guest houses ahead of the beginning of the new tourism season.
In the advisory issued by the district police chief, Arvind K Gawas, IPS, the men-in-uniform has told the hotels to upgrade and increase their security staff for physical checking and step up patrolling to deter criminals.
While calling for the restricting the number of access points to one or two, the police has called for regulating and monitoring the entry of persons via the CCTV cameras. "Vehicle scanners may be set up at the entrance gates. Cars must be stopped and mirror put under the car chassis to detect explosives", the advisory said.
The hotels have been asked to insist on proof of identity of all adult guests containing photograph, preferably ID cards such as Aadhar card, driving license, voter ID, passport etc.
The advisory has called for installing of CCTV cameras in public areas of the hotel with at least 30 days storage capacity, at vintage points like entry/exit/parking/corridors etc. Constant monitoring of the CCTV footage has been suggested.
Hotels have been told not to entertain walk-in guests without pre-booking or without reference. Visitors wanting to meet guests should not be allowed to go in the guest's room. Instead, the guest's shoud be asked to meet the visitor at the lobby/reception itself.
It has been recommended that Caller Line Identification with recording facility should be available on the hotel telephones, and the hotels been told to re-verify and cross check the hotel staff by the hotel management from time to time.
Erection of watch towers for security personnel and viewing and surveillance form vintage points has been recommended if the access to the hotel is open from the beach side.
The advisory has recommended regular mock drills to train staff in evacuation and other security aspects.
SP Gawas said these safety and security precautions will not pose any major inconveniences to the hotel guests.
On the contrary, he said the enhanced security will outweigh the minor inconveniences to the guests.
With the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai's Taj exposing the vulnerability of the hotels to terror attacks, the South Goa police has come out with a security advisory for hotels and guest houses ahead of the beginning of the new tourism season.
In the advisory issued by the district police chief, Arvind K Gawas, IPS, the men-in-uniform has told the hotels to upgrade and increase their security staff for physical checking and step up patrolling to deter criminals.
While calling for the restricting the number of access points to one or two, the police has called for regulating and monitoring the entry of persons via the CCTV cameras. "Vehicle scanners may be set up at the entrance gates. Cars must be stopped and mirror put under the car chassis to detect explosives", the advisory said.
The hotels have been asked to insist on proof of identity of all adult guests containing photograph, preferably ID cards such as Aadhar card, driving license, voter ID, passport etc.
The advisory has called for installing of CCTV cameras in public areas of the hotel with at least 30 days storage capacity, at vintage points like entry/exit/parking/corridors etc. Constant monitoring of the CCTV footage has been suggested.
Hotels have been told not to entertain walk-in guests without pre-booking or without reference. Visitors wanting to meet guests should not be allowed to go in the guest's room. Instead, the guest's shoud be asked to meet the visitor at the lobby/reception itself.
It has been recommended that Caller Line Identification with recording facility should be available on the hotel telephones, and the hotels been told to re-verify and cross check the hotel staff by the hotel management from time to time.
Erection of watch towers for security personnel and viewing and surveillance form vintage points has been recommended if the access to the hotel is open from the beach side.
The advisory has recommended regular mock drills to train staff in evacuation and other security aspects.
SP Gawas said these safety and security precautions will not pose any major inconveniences to the hotel guests.
On the contrary, he said the enhanced security will outweigh the minor inconveniences to the guests.
