New Delhi, March 14 : An ultraviolet C-band radiation equipment has been installed in the Rajya Sabha to contain the spread of Novel Coronavirus, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu informed as the House commenced for the second part of Budget Session on Monday. “I am happy to inform you all that the Secretariat has recently installed another safety measure in the chambers of this august House to contain the spread of coronavirus. The equipment to contain the spread of virus through ultraviolet C-band radiation is very effective in killing the virus,” Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said. He said the technology has been developed by CSIR-CSIO. The RS Chairman noted that with the waning of the third wave, both the Houses of Parliament have returned to sitting from 11 am, as against working in two shifts during the first part of the session. “We still need to be careful and hence, some of the honourable members are being seated in the galleries of this House. I request all of you to follow Covid appropriate behaviour, both within and outside the House,” he said. The CSIR-CSIO has developed air duct disinfection system, which can be used in auditoriums, large conference rooms, classrooms and malls, to provide a relatively safer environment for indoor activities in the pandemic. The technology has been developed according to the requirements for deactivation of SARS COV-2 virus contained in an aerosol with necessary ventilation measures. The equipment deactivates over 99 per cent of viruses, bacteria, fungus and other bio-aerosols with appropriate dosages using 254nm UV light, a government statement had said earlier. ASU RJ
