Author: Agencies
Publication: The Indian Express
Date: August 4, 2009
URL: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Terrorists-getting-aggressive-adopting-new-technologies--Antony/497882
Defence Minister A K Antony on Tuesday warned
that terrorists were becoming more aggressive by adopting new technologies
in their operations but said the defence ministry will prepare itself to meet
these threats.
"Terrorists are getting more and more
aggressive in their activities the world over and they are adopting newer
techniques and technologies in their operations," Antony said after releasing
the Guidelines for Management of Chemical (Terrorism) Disasters prepared by
the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) here. "The defence
ministry will also prepare itself (along with NDMA) to meet these threats
from terrorists," he said.
Stating that the 132-page guidelines were
"comprehensive", the Minister said they would go a long way in effective
prevention and management of chemical disasters in the country. He said the
guidelines were intended for disaster management including prevention, surveillance
and intelligence gathering, apart from capacity building and infrastructure
development for an effective response, relief and rehabilitation of areas
hit by chemical disaster.
Expressing the hope that the new guidelines
would help effective prevention and management of chemical disasters, Antony
said the challenge lies in practical application of these on a war-footing.
