The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has proposed to the government to provide police vans with equipments which can detect radioactive elements.<br/><br/>The suggestion came in the backdrop of experts detecting radioactive isotope Cobalt-60 in a scrap dealer's shop in Delhi's Mayapuri industrial area.<br/><br/>A senior NDMA official said the police vans should be fitted with equipments that can detect radioactive substances. <br/><br/>At least six persons were exposed to radiation in Delhi in the past few days after they came in contact with radioactive material which were part of scrap.<br/>Earlier, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said government is planning some mechanism to ensure that scrap dealers report to authorities about detection of radioactive material found in the scrap. <br/>