In terms of traffic volume, India's civil aviation sector is expected to climbto third position in the world from the present ninth position.
Gurjot Singh Malhi, commissioner of security (Civil Aviation), Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) said this whilespeaking at an event marking the silver jubilee of the bureau.
The bureau has endeavoured to help equip stake-holders responsible for the aviation security in the country with cutting edge technology, skill enhancement of security personnel, training in use of advanced technology and acquisition of security equipment, he said.
According to Malhi, the BCAS had identified key focus areas which included identification of dangerous objects, difficulties in differentiating between harmful and harmless organic objects and detection of liquid aerosol gel to ensure civil aviation security.
The Economic Survey for 2011-12 said that the civil aviation sector had grown at 18.5 percent in the last seven years.