(a) whether the Government has any proposal to equip the units of the
Disaster Management Authority and the State police forces with equipment
to detect and dispose radioactive substances; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Government has any proposal to equip the units of the
Disaster Management Authority and the State police forces with equipment
to detect and dispose radioactive substances; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN)
(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) ha
submitted a proposal to this Ministry to put Additional Emergency Response Centers
(AERCs) at selected police stations in major metros and some large cities. The
proposal is about providing police stations with both the radiation monitoring
instruments and the personal protective gears. In addition a Go/No Go type of
monitoring instrument is also proposed for fitted in the police vehicles.