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Technology vital in fight against terrorism, says Chief Minister

Staff Reporter

Says non-destructive testing techniques helping law enforcement agencies

HYDERABAD: Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy has said technology developed through non-destructive testing (NDT) techniques were helping law enforcement agencies to combat terrorism in the country and elsewhere and urged scientists to continue with focussed research in the area.

He told a gathering of scientists after inaugurating a seminar on `Non-Destructive Testing/Evaluation - NDE 2006' here on Thursday that NDE and nano-technology would help society to a great extent in maintaining peace, law and order.

He said such gatherings and interaction between scientists would lead to the development of new technology and products that could be used for society.

Dr. Reddy recalled his days in medical school when they used to look at X-ray films. "Now there are 2-D and 3-D imaging techniques, he stated.

Later, Dr. Prahlada, Chief Controller (R & D), Defence Research and Development Organisation, said "in five years, a tested technique will be ready to detect hidden weapons and improvised explosive devices in vehicles from a range of 50 to 100 metres."

He said specialist groups at the University of Hyderabad, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai and elsewhere were working on the futuristic technology.

While India was good at the soft technology part of NDE, he said work was required to make India self-sufficient on the hardware part. Now, 80 per cent of consumables and second and third-generation components of testing equipment were being made here and soon complete equipment would be manufactured by India, he said.

NDE could work wonders in several sectors, he said. As a tool, it could locate defects in materials and play a vital role in preventing disasters. It could be applied in healthcare, defence, aerospace, atomic energy, petrochemicals, automobile industries and railways, among others.

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