New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and DRDO chief G Satheesh Reddy discussed the formation of a task force for finding ways to avoid accidents in ammunition depots here on Wednesday.
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Def min, DRDO chief discuss formation of task force to avoid mishaps in ammo depots
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting to review the recommendations of the task force of experts to evolve a methodology to prevent ammunition accidents and minimise its effects.
Def minister, DRDO chief discuss formation of task force to avoid accidents in ammunition depots
A massive blast at an ammunition depot in Maharashtra's Pulgaon in 2017 had killed at least 19 Army personnel.
Over 19,325 defective anti-tank mines had exploded primarily due to leakage of explosives from some of the mines stored at the Central Ammunition Depot in Pulgaon.
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