Delhi airport using ultraviolet disinfection technology to fight coronavirus

Delhi airport is using mobile towers, handheld torch and bagg tunnels that deploy ultraviolet (UV) rays to disinfect surfaces in order to combat coronavirus, DIAL said on Monday.

mobile towers are placed in properly cordoned areas of a terminal and UV lamps inside m are used for disinfection, Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) said in a statement.

Once an area has been disinfected, UV power is switched off and towers are manually re-located to or areas for a similar process, DIAL ted.

Handheld disinfection torch is also being used to disinfect desktop, laptops and or devices, it said.

"se are germicidal lamps that produce ultraviolet light. This short-wave ultraviolet light...les to inactivation of bacteria, viruses and protozoa," it ted.

DIAL has also installed UV tunnels at Terminal 3 of Delhi airport to disinfect passengers' lugg.

"A live CCTV feed of UV scanning process mounted at bagg reclaim hall allows passengers to see disinfection process, in which high-intensity UV lamps are being used for on-line disinfection of ir bags," it said.

As shoes can also be a potential carrier of coronavirus, shoe sanitiser mats have been placed at strategic places, DIAL stated.

"se mats are soaked with chemical that will disinfect shoes of passengers," it said.

Sensor-based taps in passenger washrooms, foot-operated sanitiser dispenser, sensor-based and pdle operated drinking water fountain have been installed for contactless us, DIAL said.

India has been under lockdown since March 25 to stem spre of coronavirus, which has so far infected more than 67,000 people and killed over 2,000 in country.

All commercial passenger flight operations have been suspended for lockdown period. However, cargo flights, medical evacuation flights and special flights approved by Directorate General of Civil Aviation have been allowed to operate.