Mumbai Naval dockyard develops ultraviolet sanitisation bay for decontaminating tools

Shiv Kumar
Tribune News Service
Mumbai, May 29

The Naval Dockyard at Mumbai has developed an ultraviolet (UV) sanitisation bay for decontaminating tools, clothes and other items as part of the war against Covid-19, according to a press release.

According to the statement, the UV sanitisation bay has been set up at the entry and exit points of the naval dockyard at Mumbai.

"The challenging task required ingenuity to convert a large common room into a UV bay by fabrication of aluminium sheets with electrical arrangements for UV lighting," the statement said.

The sanitisation bay employs an ultraviolet light source for germicidal irradiation after research showed that such a system helps neutralize respiratory pathogens like SARS and influenza.

Apart from the naval dockyard at Mumbai, a similar facility has been set up at the naval station in Karanja.

An industrial oven which is also part of the set up here helps heat smaller sized items up to 60 degree celsius.