Soon, new disinfection technology to combat Covid-19 in Indian Railways! Recently, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology, Jitendra Singh said that a new disinfection technology has been developed by the Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (CSIR) to combat the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic in train coaches, AC buses, closed spaces, etc. According to the minister, developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology through CSIR- Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO), the UV-C technology is totally effective for mitigation of airborne transmission of SARS-COV-2. Besides, according to the Union Minister of State, the new technology will also remain relevant in post Covid era.
Singh informed that the newly developed disinfection technology has been successfully tried in Indian Railways, air-conditioned buses and even the Parliament House and now it is open for roll-out for use by the general public. The minister was speaking after releasing the guidelines by CSIR on Disinfection Technologies for the mitigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission.
