After recent incident of radioactivity in Mayapuri due to contamination of Cobalt-60 in the metal scrap and death due to radioactive radiation, Delhi Government has announced to provide required equipments to trainee doctors to meet any eventuality of CBRN-Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear casualties in the capital. It has also decided to develop 40 bed hospital for CBRN casualities during the 2010 Games.
The government of Host City for the Commonwealth Games 2010 has also assured that it will follow the guidelines and recommendations of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to meet the challenge if any incident occurs. Delhi’s Minister of Health, Kiran Walia made the announcement over the launching of Training Programme for Preparedness for Emergency Medical Response to CBRN Casualties organized that Jai Prakash Narain Apex Trauma Centre at AIIMS today. Minister of Women & Child Welfare, Govt. of India, Krishna Tirath inaugurated the programme.
Walia said that Govt. of Delhi is highly concerned about the radiation affects and said that government will chalk out a programme in consultation with National Disaster Management Authority to train our doctors in the hospitals at State Level, District Level and at Primary Health Level to make them well aware and cure of radiation exposure. Govt. of Delhi will develop 40 bedded special ward for curing CBRN casualties before the Commonwealth Games in Jai Prakash Narain Hospital and all the required equipments and facilities will be provided in the same. Trained doctors, para-medical staff and attached staff will be deployed for this purpose.

Cobalt-60 came from DU
Radioactive material Cobalt-60 had come out in a form of scrap from the Chemistry Department of Delhi University. According to Delhi Police sources the radioactive substance was sold through auction by Delhi University in last week of February from its Chemistry laboratory.