Bhubaneswar, Nov. 12 -- In a major step towards strengthening railway security and ensuring the safe transportation of parcels, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has commissioned modern Parcel Scanner Machines at 10 major parcel offices across its three divisions.
The newly installed scanning facilities are aimed at preventing the movement of hazardous, prohibited and unauthorised articles through the railway network, while making parcel handling operations safer and more secure.
According to ECoR, the machines have been made operational at five locations under the Khurda Road Division, four under the Sambalpur Division and one under the Rayagada Division.
The state-of-the-art machines are designed to screen booked parcels and packages befor...