June 20, 2002	Thursday	Rabi-us-Sani 8, 1423

NEW DELHI, June 19: India’s state-owned Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) on Wednesday said that it had developed and supplied the country’s security forces with decontamination kits to guard against any chemical weapons attack.

A DRDO statement said that the kits contained chemicals capable of neutralizing chemical warfare agents as well as equipment to apply the solutions to contaminated clothing, buildings and vehicles.

The announcement came as Indian troops remained on high alert along the border with Pakistan.—AFP