ramana wrote:
Picklu please answer this.
Just in the previous post I had admitted my mistake which Karan M so patiently explained thousandth of time that Daksh is not available in NSG which is paramil.
Didn't want to reopen this but since you specifically asked me, responding for clarification. No disrespect to you or anyone else.
ramana wrote:
And lots of demands about unobtanium gadgets.
Not so unobtenium. From
here
Daksh is a battery-operated remote-controlled robot on wheels and its primary role is to recover bombs. Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation, it is fully automated. It can climb staircases, negotiate steep slopes, navigate narrow corridors and tow vehicles to reach hazardous materials. Using its robotized arm, it can lift a suspect object and scan it using its portable X-Ray device. If the object is a bomb, Daksh can defuse it with its water jet disrupter.[2] It has a shotgun, which can break open locked doors, and it can scan cars for explosives.[3] With a master control station (MCS), it can be remotely controlled over a range of 500 m in line of sight or within buildings. Ninety per cent of the robot’s components are indigenous. The Army has also placed limited series production orders for 20 Dakshs.[4] The first batch of five units was handed over to General Combat Engineers, on 19 December 2011. The technology has been transferred for production to three firms, Dynalog, Theta Controls and Bharat Electronics Ltd.
ramana wrote:
Point is with available means was everything used to combat terrorists?
Yes and no. They utilized all they had within their respective org. However,at overall level, there appears to be scope(IMVHO) for better co-ordination like NSG utilizing Army's experience on handling Daksh when they themselves do not have such robot and similar. Would like to be educated if that is not feasible.
ramana wrote:
He was 34 year sold. A Lt Col at that age from Engineers!!!!
He also had a 2 year old kid who does not have a father today. I am eternally thankful to his contribution to the nation and proud to belong to the same nation as him but it will remain in my nature NOT to see 'positive' in such an avoidable(IMVHO) death.
This is no disrespect to the authorities who handled this op(they did improve a lot from past, no doubt and kudos to them) but merely pointing out the areas of further improvement.
And just to clarify, the area of improvement is not newer gadgets but better co-ordination among agencies to utilize all assets that we have at our disposal at the overall level.
I am not so hung up on other surveillance gadgets as it is almost impossible to avoid casualty at the first contact and that is where the rest 6 have died in this case. The pigs follow the Bollywood approach (releasing movie in as many halls as possible) to get the max bang at the first contact.