Shah to Launch NSG's National IED Data Platform
The system is expected to enhance coordination among agencies by providing a centralised database of IED incidents, trends and technical details, thereby improving preparedness and response capabilities.
New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah is expected to launch a national Improvised Explosive Device (IED) data management platform developed by the National Security Guard (NSG) later this week, officials said on Wednesday.
The platform is likely to be launched on January 9. The ambitious project has been under development for some time and will function as part of the NSG’s National Bomb Data Centre (NBDC), which analyses incidents involving explosive devices across the country and select major cases abroad.
Named the National IED Data Management System (NIDMS), the digital platform has been developed by the NBDC to enable systematic collection, collation and dissemination of IED-related data. It is aimed at strengthening post-blast investigations and ensuring a shared understanding among state police forces, Central Armed Police Forces, and central investigation and intelligence agencies.
The system is expected to enhance coordination among agencies by providing a centralised database of IED incidents, trends and technical details, thereby improving preparedness and response capabilities.
The NSG, raised in 1984, is an elite counter-terrorism force whose ‘Black Cat’ commandos are tasked with counter-terrorist and counter-hijack operations, in addition to providing security cover to select high-risk individuals.