The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the aviation security watchdog, has proposed a new plan for installing scanners based on computer tomography technology at airports. Passengers will not have to remove their electronic devices from their handbags while passing through the scanner using this technology.
Traditionally, airport scanners provide a two-dimensional view of the objects present in the bags.
Jaideep Prasad, Joint Director General of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), commented on the matter, stating that the regulator has proposed the same, which will provide security personnel with a three-dimensional view of the objects present in the baggage.
The security check process will be sped up by incorporating such scanners at the airport. Prior to this, reports frequently showed how congested airports are, with passengers forced to wait in long lines.
This news comes after the civil aviation ministry informed the Lok Sabha earlier this month about the need to improve airport safety and security.
According to the civil aviation ministry, some of the airport’s technologies include Computer Tomography Explosive Detection Systems (CT-EDS) machines and Dual Generator X-BIS machines.
Furthermore, VK Singh, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, recently informed the Lok Sabha that dictations for Minimum Technical Specifications for Perimeter Intrusion Detection System have been issued (PIDS).
This system has been installed in the airports of Delhi, Hyderabad, and Bangalore.
He also stated that the installation of the full body scanner is planned in stages, with priority given to hypersensitive and sensitive airports. Radiological Detection Equipment (RDE) deployment at airports has also been planned in stages.