With an aim contain the spread of the deadliest Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19), the ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan has developed a Self-Disinfectant Walk-In Tunnel to be used by the persons entering the ICAR-CAZRI campus (24×7).
The unit has been fabricated using the angle iron of dimension – 2.43 m X 1.21 m X 1.82 m (LxWxH) and the structure has been cladded with UV established polythene sheets fixed using aluminum profiles. A tank of 500 liters capacity is being used as a container to fill the disinfectant, that is, sodium hypo-chloride. The total 9 foggers are fixed along the side walls and roof for creating a uniform misting condition inside the chamber. The water supply is pumped to the chamber through a filter using a half HP centrifugal pump. The facility also provides fresh water supply to wash hands with soap after exiting from the disinfectant tunnel.
The facility is being used by the instate employees, their family members and laborers working in the Institute. The disinfectant solution required per person for a 5 seconds walk is 275 ml which costs around Rs. 0.20 per person. The estimate cost of complete unit is approximately Rs. 15,000. The further details about the tunnel can be obtained from the ICAR-CAZRI Jodhpur.
Source: ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Jodhpur, Rajasthan
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