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X-ray cargo scanner pleas from India's Tiruchi airport repeatedly ignored
THE frequent malfunctioning of the 14-year-old x-ray scanner installed in the export cargo terminal of Tiruchi international airport and the absence of a backup machine is causing concern to users.
The old scanner, which is used to examine cargo flown by five international airlines, has been out of order for the past few days, reported The Hindu daily of Chennai.
As a stop-gap measure, authorities at the airport located in India's southern Tamil Nadu state are using a machine taken from the passenger terminal building to scan export cargo, according to airport sources.
A request for a new scanner, or a spare machine to act as a back up, was made quite some time ago to the authorities concerned. But still, a new machine has not materialised, said airport sources.
Ever since the export cargo terminal opened in 2011, freight movement to overseas destinations has witnessed a steady rise, to an average of 20 tonnes per day. Perishable commodities, including assorted vegetables, account for the bulk of export shipments transported in the bellyhold of passenger aircraft.
The sources said many shippers arrive at the eleventh hour with their cargo - the loading of which is held up whenever the machine develops a technical snag.
And with the bulk of export cargo being perishables, it becomes even more worrisome when the freight is not dispatched on time due to problems with the scanner, as the goods may start to decay.
The old scanner, which is used to examine cargo flown by five international airlines, has been out of order for the past few days, reported The Hindu daily of Chennai.
As a stop-gap measure, authorities at the airport located in India's southern Tamil Nadu state are using a machine taken from the passenger terminal building to scan export cargo, according to airport sources.
A request for a new scanner, or a spare machine to act as a back up, was made quite some time ago to the authorities concerned. But still, a new machine has not materialised, said airport sources.
Ever since the export cargo terminal opened in 2011, freight movement to overseas destinations has witnessed a steady rise, to an average of 20 tonnes per day. Perishable commodities, including assorted vegetables, account for the bulk of export shipments transported in the bellyhold of passenger aircraft.
The sources said many shippers arrive at the eleventh hour with their cargo - the loading of which is held up whenever the machine develops a technical snag.
And with the bulk of export cargo being perishables, it becomes even more worrisome when the freight is not dispatched on time due to problems with the scanner, as the goods may start to decay.
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