Rajiv Gandhi International Airport of Hyderabad has received a mass fever screening system to help the authorities screen passengers for Covid-19. The new thermal scanner at the airport is a ceiling-mounted mass fever screening system which is capable of scanning, detecting and tracking febrile persons with elevated skin temperature.
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The system automatically adjusts and adapts to the surrounding ambient temperature without any human intervention.
The scanner will be used by health officials from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare working at the airport.
In June, the airport had received the highest Platinum Recognition in the Airports Council International (ACI) Asia-Pacific Green Airports Recognition 2020 in the 15-35 Million Passengers Per Annum (MPPA) category for its efficient water management practices.
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
It is an international airport that serves Hyderabad, the capital of the Indian state of Telangana.
The airport has one passenger terminal, a cargo terminal and two runways. There are also aviation training facilities, a fuel farm, a solar power plant and two MRO facilities.
As of 2019 March, RGIA is the sixth busiest airport by passenger traffic in India. The airport served about 21.4 million passengers in fiscal year 2018–19.
The airport serves as a hub for Alliance Air (India), Blue Dart Aviation, SpiceJet, Lufthansa Cargo, Quikjet Cargo, TruJet and IndiGo. It is a focus city for Air India.
