Union Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said that efforts to cut a lead container which was carrying a radioactive substance led to radiation in a west Delhi industrial area. <br/><br/>He said, experts have identified the material as Cobalt-60, the exposure to which left five persons injured including one seriously. <br/><br/>Mr Chavan said the government is planning to device some mechanism to ensure that scrap dealers report to authorities about detection of radioactive material among scrap. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, experts in the disaster Management authority have identified the material as Cobalt-60. B Bhatacharaya of the authority gave more details about the radiation to AIR. <br/> <br/>Scientists from the Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Narora Atomic Power Station scanned Mayapuri Industrial area this morning to examine whether there is any other source of a similar emission in the vicinity. <br/><br/>The team, which first collected and isolated the mysterious shining object from the scrap shop in Mayapuri Industrial area in a sophisticated lid, had sent it for further investigations. <br/><br/>The incident came to light yesterday when Deepak Jain, the scrap dealer who suffered serious burn injuries, was rushed to Apollo Hospital which informed the government that he had suffered radiation. <br/><br/>He fell unconscious and his hands had turned black after coming into contact with the object, part of medical waste which was bought from a city hospital. <br/><br/>Four workers employed by him also suffered injuries in the incident. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Sharad Aggarwal, experts visited the Mayapuri scrap market this morning also and scanned the area to check whether there was any other source of radiation emission in the vicinity. <br/>