DRDO shifts testing facility from Gwalior to Delhi to ensure swift delivery of PPEs

To ensure swift delivery of personal protective equipment (PPE) to fight coronavirus pandemic, Defence Research and Development Organisation has shifted its testing facility from Gwalior to national capital, officials said on Thursday.

DRDO has shifted its testing facility from Defence Research Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior to Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences (INMAS) in Delhi, y said.

INMAS is a premier life science laboratory of DRDO.

" facility at INMAS is fully operational for testing and evaluation of body suits and masks. More than 10 batches of se items have already been tested at laboratory," DRDO said in a statement.

Officials said move has been made to overcome delays and ensure swift delivery of personal protective equipment and face masks.

DRDE, Gwalior which has been at forefront in fighting COVID-19, has w been tasked to confirm label claims of masks and body suits received by government-owned HLL Lifecare Limited from foreign countries, before y are distributed to various ncies, statement said.