A mask made by a Coonoor-dependent few is claimed to be a boon to the tea sector.
“The mask can be worn properly not only by the employeesin area, factory or workplace but also by professional medical staff members in the estate hospitals and clinics. It will be safe and sound even in opposition to chemical substances when staff spray in the area,” L Vairavan, Secretary, Nilgiri Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers’ Affiliation, advised Business Line.
“We have made a higher-voltage firewall which can capture and get rid of all viruses, which include Coronavirus, and the air inhaled by way of the energetic filter mask equipped on to a respirator,” claimed Ramakrishna Pillay, who together with his spouse made the mask.
Pillay holds an M Tech degree in electrical engineering from IIT, Delhi, and is a retired Colonel of Indian Army. He subsequently headed tasks at Qualcom telecom enterprise in the US, which provided merchandise to MTNL, Delhi, and then grew to become a professor of computer science and electronics in Canada.
His spouse Kanakalatha Rudrakoti is an engineer in electronics and interaction and Job Supervisor of Agni missile at Defence Exploration and Enhancement Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad.
“We have approached the Govt of India for acceptance of this new mask as a device to hold folks safe and sound from the Coronavirus danger,” she reported.
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