Karnal cops make ‘sanitising trunk’ for frontline warriors
20 stations get UV-tech fitted boxes, cops to place all items brought from outside in it before use
Tribune News Service
Karnal, April 10
Taking a cue from the ‘UV sterilisation trunk’ developed by IIT-Ropar that uses ultraviolet light to sanitise any item placed in it, the Karnal police have prepared 20 such trunks.
30 mins is all it takes
- Place the trunk that looks like any other on doorstep or close to the entrance
- Place all items coming from outside, including uniforms, belts, currency notes, food items, wallets, mobile phones or any document, in the trunk
- Switch on the device and let it be for 20 minutes to sanitise the items by the ozone generated inside the box
- Switch off the device and don’t open the lid for 10 more minutes
- Don’t look directly at light inside as it can be harmful
IGP Karnal Range Bharti Arora handed over these trunks to 20 police stations, asking them to sanitise all items coming from outside before use. These would include uniform, belt, currency notes, vegetables, anything ordered through delivery, wallets, mobile phones or any document.
“I read about this initiative of Dr Naresh Rakha, senior scientific officer, and his team members at IIT-Ropar. Police personnel are discharging duty at nakas and other places to ensure lockdown compliance and come in contacts with all sections of society. Their uniform, caps, belts and other useable material may get infected and virus may remain dormant for a long time. I conveyed the idea to Karnal SP Surinder Singh Bhoria, who got these trunks prepared immediately,” said the IGP.
She said trunks were available in police stores and they arranged UV lights and other machinery needed from water purifiers. “It took around Rs 500 to make a trunk and40 such boxes are being prepared — 20 each for Panipat and Kaithal police,” she added.
60 patrol vehicles
IGP Bharti Arora flagged off 60 vehicles — 50 scooters and 10 bikes — for patrolling in the narrow lanes of the city and in rural areas. These bikes have been given by Hero Motor Corps to the Karnal Range. Twenty vehicles each have been given to Karnal, Kaithal and Panipat police. The IGP thanked Dr Prem Bhamba for the support through the CSR activity. “We are receiving complaints of people not complying with the lockdown in certain colonies. These new vehicles will strengthen patrolling,” Arora said.
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