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India's DRDO opens new CBRN field training and demonstration centre

Opening ceremony of the DRDO in Delhi on Wednesday 6 May. DRDO

India's Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) opened the new CBRN field training and demonstration Centre at Burari plains in Delhi on Wednesday, 6 May.

Inaugurated by the secretary of the Department of Defence research and development and the chairman of DRDO, Dr Samir V Kamat, the centre aims to further enhance preparedness for radiological and nuclear emergencies.

According to United News of India, the training and demonstration centre will be a "unique DRDO-CBRN-Centre of Excellence comprising various state-of-the-art facilities", including a "dedicated radiological and nuclear test bed facility and heavy ion research facility, along with emergency medical response and real-time field response units".

The centre is part of the upcoming CBRN Centre of Excellence under the Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS) and is dedicated to effective training of responders from the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs, National Disaster Management Authority, and various other agencies involved in CBRN emergency preparedness and crisis response.

"Through training and workshops, INMAS will prepare the next generation of specialists to carry forward the work to the front-line as well as ensure enrichment by introducing the latest techniques and technologies," wrote United News of India.

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