Trucks coming from Afghanistan to be X-Rayed at Attari Border with India's first Radiation Detection Equipment

 

In the midst of the ongoing situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan, India has installed it's first Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) at Integrated Check Post (ICP) at the Attari Border.

• "The device is called a full-body truck scanner in which entire trucks pass through. It is basically an X-Ray of a truck to detect any smuggling of arms, ammunition, or other illegal articles. It will also catch smuggling of any radioactive materials" said Aditya Mishra, Chairman of Land Ports Authority of India.

Trade with Pakistan has already been suspended but trucks from Afghanistan via Pakistan are entering the country through the Attari border. As per reports from ANI, everyday 30 trucks of dry fruits and fruits from Afghanistan cross the Attari border.

An official said that India has trade via land route with Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, Pakistan and Afghanistan (via Pakistan). There is no trade with China via land routes.

The Land Ports Authority of India will install seven more RDEs. It will be installed at Petrapole, Dawki, Agartala and Sutarkani (Bangladesh border), Moreh (Myanmar border) and Raxaul and Jogbani (Nepal border).