Eight full-body scanners to be installed at Dabolim Airport soon

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    Digital Goa, Sept 13- Dabolim International Airport in Goa will be now equipped with 8 full-body scanners. The scanners are expected to cut the frisking time at the airport by half. With an aim to enhance security procedures, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has been given the nod by Public Investment Board (PIB) to install full-body scanners at four strategic airports across the nation, including Goa, Kolkata, Chennai and Pune. After an evaluation of the success of full-body scanners at these four airports, the facility will be extended to other airports in due course. As per Bureau of Civil Aviation Security(BCAS) these four airports fall under the hypersensitive category, informed officials.