DRDO develops fire detection and suppression system for passenger buses

NEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed for passenger buses a technology called ‘Fire Detection and Suppression System (FDSS)’, a statement said.
Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday witnessed here at the DRDO Bhawan the demonstration of FDSS — a technology which can detect fire in buses in less than 30 seconds and extinguish it in 60 seconds, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said. (AGENCIES)