Sri Lankan government to buy nine x-ray scanning machines for BIA to detect explosives
Sri Lanka’s Government Information Department has reportedly stated that the government is planning to buy nine x-ray scanning machines to detect explosives at the country’s main international airport – the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, which is located in close proximity to the commercial capital, Colombo.
The Information Department has stated that the Cabinet of Ministers on Tuesday (20) has approved a proposal by Sri Lanka’s Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry to call for bids for the airport x-ray baggage scanners.
Accordingly, the tender is for the supply, installation and maintenance of the x-ray explosives detection equipment.
The government of Sri Lanka has taken many measures to step up security at the airport after the April suicide bombings of hotels and churches by Islamist extremists.
OSL take:
Sri Lanka is continuously upgrading its existing systems in many key economic sectors. The government of Sri Lanka has also launched an aggressive development programme covering the entire island. This has created many business/investment opportunities covering many sectors in the country. Despite being a tragedy, the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka in April has also created many business/investment opportunities in the country, mainly in the sector of security. The plan by the government of Sri Lanka to buy nine x-ray scanning machines for the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to detect explosives is indicative of one such business opportunity. Foreign businesses engaged in providing state of the art security solutions could therefore explore business opportunities in Sri Lanka.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/22082019/Z_4 |