Railways develops disinfectant tunnel to curb COVID-19 spread

By ANI | Published: April 7, 2020 09:54 AM2020-04-07T09:54:42+5:302020-04-07T10:05:06+5:30

The Railways has developed a disinfection tunnel at its Loco Shed in Bhusaval, Maharashtra in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

Railways develops disinfectant tunnel to curb COVID-19 spread | Railways develops disinfectant tunnel to curb COVID-19 spread

Railways develops disinfectant tunnel to curb COVID-19 spread

Bhusaval (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 : The Railways has developed a disinfection tunnel at its Loco Shed in Bhusaval, Maharashtra in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

Developed at the cost of Rs. 10,000, people are stised when they walk through the tunnel. Ppm sodium hypochlorite solution is sprayed for a duration of three to five seconds in order to disinfect people.

Upon contact with a surface, ppm sodium hypochlorite solution is known to be enough to kill the coronavirus.

With a capacity of 500 litres, the disinfection tunnel can work uninterrupted for about 16 hours, and hence refilling is required only once a day.

The tunnel carries 150cmx150cmx220cm dimensions and has been developed by Loco Shed in Maharashtra's Bhusaval district.

( With inputs from ANI )

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