Question: Which of the following R&D organisation has recently developed equipment for effective sanitisation of public spaces ?
(a)IISc Bengaluru
(b)IIT Mumbai
(c)DRDO
(d)ICSSR
Answer: (b)
Related facts:
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed technologies for sanitising areas of different sizes as indigenous solutions to fight the COVID-19 on April 3, 2020.
- The two configurations of sanitising equipment has been developed by Centre for Fire Explosive & Environment Safety (CFEES), Delhi named as Portable Backpack Area Sanitisation Equipment and Trolley Mounted Large Area Sanitisation Equipment.
- Portable Backpack Area Sanitisation Equipment is a portable sanitisation equipment for spraying decontamination solution with 1% Hypochlorite (HYPO) solution for sanitisation of suspected area.
- It can be mounted as a backpack and incorporates low pressure twin fluid (air & disinfectant liquid) technology to generate very fine mist.
- Its disinfecting capacity is area upto 300 square metre. The application areas can include hospital reception, doctor chambers, metro and railway etc.
- Trolley Mounted Large Area Sanitisation Equipment has a higher capacity & carried on a trolley. It is capable of disinfecting upto 3,000 square metre area.
- It has a tank capacity of 50 litres and has a lancing (throw) distance of 12-15 metres. This is useful for disinfecting hospitals, malls, airports, high risk residential areas etc.
- It has been given to Delhi Police for immediate use amid rising cases.
Author: Himanshu Shukla
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