Railways develops disinfectant tunnel to curb COVID-19 spread

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 disinfectant tunnel in Bhusaval to prevent COVID-19 spread. Photo/ANI. Image Credit: ANI
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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 sanitized 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 liters, 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.

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