NEW DELHI, Jan 20 (APP): India has claimed to destroy its 93 per cent of chemical weapon stockpile and the remaining weapons will be eliminated by April, 2009.
Media reports quoting official sources here said India had assured the international community to complete the process of total destruction of chemical weapons by April next year.
The agenda for the Indian National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (NACWC) was prepared at a high-level meeting in the Cabinet Secretariat. During the meeting the schedule for the destruction of chemical weapons was also discussed.
The sources quoting the latest update of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said 93 per cent destruction had been completed of the Category 1 Chemical Weapon stockpile.
Elaborating the Category 1 weapons, the sources said it include bombs, grenades, canisters and other munitions that contain chemical agent like Sarin, VX, Lewisite, Mustard, Phosgene, Tabun and Soman.