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DRDO has developed an Ultra Violet (UV) Disinfection Tower for rapid and chemical free disinfection of high infection prone areas.
Details:
- It is a UV based area sanitiser designed and developed by Laser Science & Technology Centre (LASTEC), the Delhi based premier laboratory of DRDO
- Objective: rapid and chemical free disinfection of high infection prone areas.
- It is useful for high tech surfaces that are not suitable for disinfection with chemical methods and for areas with large flow of people such as airports, shopping malls etc.