Full-body scanners cleared, trials in Delhi soon

New Delhi: The government today decided to introduce full-body scanners at airports across the country in a phased manner to secure them against potential terrorist attacks. The US and Israel are already using full-body scanners at some of their airports, and more such scanners are on their way to airports in the US, England, Japan and the EU.
The proposal, cleared by a technical specification committee under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and comprising representatives from all security agencies, comes in the backdrop of a recent attempt by a Nigerian man to blow up a Detroit-bound aircraft using explosives attached to his body. Security checks at Lagos or Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, where the would-be bomber boarded planes, failed to detect the explosives.
An estimated 125-200 full-body scanners might be needed for Delhi and Mumbai, India’s busiest airports, the official said. Each scanner will cost around Rs 1 crore.
19/01/10 Smita Aggarwal/Indian Express

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Categories: Airports Jan 2010, Safety Jan 2010