Kolkata: Kolkata Police is strengthening the security infrastructure around the city ahead of the festive season.
It is deploying vehicle-mounted X-ray baggage scanners. Two such portable scanners at a cost of Rs 2 crore have been deployed to ensure quick and efficient bag inspections in high footfall areas.
These machines are mounted on air-conditioned vehicles. They can be taken to high footfall zones such as rallies or tourist hotspots.
Each unit is capable of scanning up to 300 bags per hour. This is a much higher throughput compared to manual checks.
Earlier, there were complaints that camera films became unusable or memory cards in mobile devices got corrupted due to X-ray scanning.
The updated technology now includes safeguards to prevent such issues, ensuring that sensitive data remains unharmed during the scan.
The scanners are also equipped with 21-inch monitors and advanced colour-coded imaging systems.
These systems use colour differentiation to highlight materials based on their density, metallic, organic, inorganic or liquid properties. This allows officers to quickly identify potential threats.
