Newest devices to lend extra enamel to UP’s bomb disposal items

Bomb disposal squads, which conduct anti-sabotage checks, and safely defuse or detonate a variety of ammunition, might be quickly upgraded with excessive efficiency bomb safety fits and different newest devices value ₹8.77 crore.

The state authorities’s residence division has issued 4 totally different orders for the procurement of 11 bomb fits, two four-wheeled, day and evening surveillance robots, 23 drilling machines, and 28 hook-and-line units for the bomb detection and disposal squad (BDDS) groups. The whole value of the procurement of those devices is ₹8,77,43,000.

A senior residence division official additional stated that the Uttar Pradesh Police Headquarters and Security Headquarters might be answerable for guaranteeing that the procurement is completed in a clear and truthful method.

He stated the procurement needs to be accomplished inside the present monetary 12 months (2025-26). The order was issued by a particular secretary to the extra director basic of police, headquarters, UP, Lucknow on September 30 and October 8, 2025.

A safety headquarters official knowledgeable that the bomb fits might be procured at a value of ₹48,81,000 per unit and a complete 11 fits might be bought, costing ₹5,36,91,000. He stated the bomb swimsuit is a heavy swimsuit of physique armour designed to face up to the strain generated by a bomb and any fragments the bomb could produce. In distinction to ballistic physique armour, which often deal with defending the torso and head, a bomb swimsuit should shield all elements of the physique, because the risks posed by a bomb’s explosion have an effect on all the physique.

“Other than bomb suits, two four-wheeled, day and night surveillance robots worth ₹1,60,48,000 ( ₹80,24000 per unit), 23 drilling machines worth ₹4.6 lakh and 28 hook and line sets worth ₹95,20,000 will be purchased for the BDS units,” he acknowledged.

He stated a four-wheeled day and evening surveillance robotic is a remote-controlled or autonomous car geared up with cameras and sensors for safety, monitoring, and knowledge assortment in varied environments. “These robots are designed for enhanced mobility, with features like night vision, obstacle climbing, and 360-degree turning. They are used for applications like law enforcement, defence, intelligence, and safeguarding infrastructure,” he defined.

He acknowledged that hook and line programs are designed for use by BDS items and it’s a semi distant method used to maneuver suspect gadgets or achieve entry into autos and buildings utilizing a pulling line and specifically designed instruments. It permits duties to be carried out sometimes at over 100m.