( Vajra Kavach system being installed at different hospitals )
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New Delhi : A N95 Mask/PPE disinfection system developed by Mumbai-based start-up, Indra Water, has been installed at multiple Government hospitals across Maharashtra & Telangana.
The disinfection system called ‘Vajra Kavach’ is significantly decreasing the cost of combating the pandemic by making PPE, medical, and non-medical gear reusable and reducing the generation of excessive Covid-19 related bio-medical waste, thereby helping the environment. It is also making personal protective equipment more available, affordable, and accessible.
The product uses a multi-stage disinfection process with advanced oxidation, corona discharge, and UV-C light spectrum to inactivate the viruses, bacteria, and other microbial strains present on the PPE with more than 99.999% efficiency, according to a PIB release.
Indra Water, the startup which was initiated with the NIDHI-PRAYAS grant from DST (through SINE- IIT Bombay) for innovations in the water sector, used the Center for Augmenting WAR with Covid-19 Health Crisis (CAWACH) grant of the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India, to modify their technology to make it suitable for combating the Covid-19 infection. With support from SINE, IIT Bombay prepared themselves to manufacture and supply 25 disinfection systems per month.
The system has been validated and tested by the Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering at IIT Bombay and has been found to achieve more than 5 LOG (99.999%) inactivation of viruses and bacteria. It is also CSIR – NEERI approved & IP55 certified and is now being installed in hospitals treating Covid-19 patients across India.