NEW DELHI: In what could pose a security risk, there are no x-ray machines installed at cargo terminals at the Delhi airport to scan goods being imported into India.
The customs authorities have recently written to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport, and two other companies Celebi and Delhi Cargo Service Centerwhich manage operations at the two cargo terminals, pointing out deficiencies in the security put in place by them, official sources said.
The letter cites absence of x-ray machines and narcotics kits to scan the goods being imported into the country via the two cargo terminals, the sources said.
There are no x-ray machines at the import sheds of the two cargo terminals since 2014, whereas the equipment is in place to scan the goods being exported, they said.
Thousands of tonnes of goods are imported via these cargo terminals every year from several countries including Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Singapore and Thailand. In 2014-15, about 4,78,020 bills of entry were filed for importing various goods and the customs authorities had realised import duty of Rs 13,799 crore.
05/07/15 PTI/The Economic Times
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The customs authorities have recently written to the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL), which operates the Indira Gandhi International Airport, and two other companies Celebi and Delhi Cargo Service Centerwhich manage operations at the two cargo terminals, pointing out deficiencies in the security put in place by them, official sources said.
The letter cites absence of x-ray machines and narcotics kits to scan the goods being imported into the country via the two cargo terminals, the sources said.
There are no x-ray machines at the import sheds of the two cargo terminals since 2014, whereas the equipment is in place to scan the goods being exported, they said.
Thousands of tonnes of goods are imported via these cargo terminals every year from several countries including Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Singapore and Thailand. In 2014-15, about 4,78,020 bills of entry were filed for importing various goods and the customs authorities had realised import duty of Rs 13,799 crore.
05/07/15 PTI/The Economic Times
