Hyderabad: DRDO unveils UV baggage disinfector

Hyderabad: Travelling during corona times has infection-spread concerns as the baggage has to be kept on different surfaces during course. DRDO has come up with a new conveyor that will disinfect baggage placed on it and it is set to prove handy if installed at airports, railway and metro stations, bus stations and even in offices.

A virus-obliterating conveyor for the disinfection of baggage has been developed by Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), the Kochi-based laboratory of DRDO. This is an automated stand-alone system using UV bath for disinfecting baggage and other such items within seconds. DRDO Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy has launched the product on Friday.

The disinfector is based on a roller-based conveyor carriage that carries baggage through a chamber equipped with accurately calibrated and optimally placed UVC sources. The sensing mechanism of the system automatically detects the entry of bags and powers on the UV illumination. The system has been specifically designed to irradiate the body of the luggage in all directions and disinfect the entire surface of the baggage as per the required intensity level and exposure time. It also has inbuilt features for ensuring prevention of direct UV exposure outside.

NPOL has developed the system in partnership with Apollo Microsystems Limited, Hyderabad.