Kolkata airport rolls out mobile vehicle to handle exigencies

A statement issued by the authorities read: “It has got a compartment… for use on the site as and when required for rescue operations or in unlawful situations.”

According to it, eight people can hold a round-table conference or make presentations on a digital board with projector at a site inside the AC vehicle.

The vehicle is equipped with generator to supply power for four hours, along with a two-hour back-up facility. A pan–tilt–zoom camera of 500-m clear visibility, extendable to 1 km, and the footage can be seen inside the compartment on 42-inch LED monitor. Four sets of pneumatic mast lights along with VHF sets will monitor Air Traffic Control frequency and for proper illumination of site.

“To support rescue team, night vision binocularare available,” said an official.