Security during CWG matter of grave concern: Dikshit

New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) Chief Minister of India's central
state Sheila Dikshit on Thursday said security during the
Commonwealth Games in October 2010 will be a matter of "grave
concern" for her administration.
"We are going to host the Commonwealth Games for the
first time and security is a matter of grave concern to all of
us. We would like the Games to be peaceful," she said.
Dikshit was speaking at the inauguration of IFSEC India
2009, a three-day long exhibition on commercial, homeland
security and fire technology here.
She said that across the globe, there are security
concerns from not only a social or national perspective but
also from the domestic perspective.
"The participants numbering about 250 at the exhibition
is in itself a sign of growing awareness, the growing need and
also the innovations that have been brought out constantly to
see that all of us feel secure," Dikshit said.
About 250 firms from 16 countries, including Israel, the
US and the UK, displayed their high-end products including
armoured carriers, bullet-proof vehicles, security and safety
equipment.
The exhibition also showcased anti-riot equipment, bullet
proof clothing, night vision devices, surveillance and counter
surveillance equipment, radar tracking devices, electronic
devices inclusive of command and control systems and wireless
and communication equipment.
According to a report commissioned by British Security
Industry Association, the security and fire market in India,
which was estimated to be about USD 530 million in 2007, is
growing at a rate of about 25 per cent annually.
There is no official valuation of the Indian security
market but experts put the figure at about USD 600 million.
The exhibition will also hold a conference on 'Counter
Terror India 2009' which will draw senior level security
officials and experts from the public sector as well as
private firms as participants. PTI AKV
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