All ITI in the country will replicate the technique developed at #ITI_Berhampur

All Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in the country will replicate the technique developed at the ITI in Odisha’s Berhampur

Picking up the technology from the Berhampur ITI, Odisha Union Minister for Skill Development Mahendra Nath Pandey in an interview to the AajTak TV news channel stated all the other ITIs in India will construct similar UV sanitisers from thrown away microwave ovens to help the fight against coronavirus in their respective areas.

All Industrial Training Institutes (ITI) in the country will replicate the technique developed at the ITI in Odisha’s Berhampur to convert discarded microwave ovens into ultraviolet (UV) sanitiser chambers for the disinfection of mobile phones, pens and other small items carried by medical staff at coronavirus (COVID-19) hospitals.

Devised by the Principal of the Berhampur ITI Rajat Kumar Panigrahy, the conversion costs only ₹1,200.

Equipment to be disinfected has to be placed in it for 15 minutes. A timer is provided.