Walk through Mass sanitizing Tunnel at Ahmedabad station
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II – Governance; Health; GS-III – Science and technology
In News:
Ahmedabad railway station becomes the first station of Indian Railways to install a Walk Through Mass Sanitizing Tunnel.
Key takeaways:
It is set up to ensure the safety of staffand passengers in view of the COVID-19.
The distance can be covered within 10 seconds.
The tunnel is fitted with a sensor so that when a passenger approaches the tunnel entrance, it starts fogging automatically with WHO approved sanitizer.
The system runs on the principle of Vaporization process.
It converts the sanitizer mixture into vapour which forms a uniform layer over the surface and dries up quickly.