NEW DELHI: JThe CRPF on Friday unveiled the country's first prototype of a body protector for women personnel which it has jointly developed with the Defence Research and Development Organisation. One such female body protector, that would protect an individual from the neck to the toe with chest, hand, legs, shin and thigh guards, is estimated to cost ₹9,000, a senior official involved in the project said. Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar, DG #CRPF unveiled the ergonomic women specific protective gear for women personnel of the security Forces in the presence of Sh A.K. "The scientists of DIPAS carried out a very careful study of women troopers of CRPF's RAF to ergonomically design the body protector for women." "This path-breaking effort has also paved the path for further research and development in the field of women specific body armours and vests," Dhinakaran said.

Source: Mint July 19, 2019 17:15 UTC