22-year-old Srinagar man creates ventilator out of scrap
Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, June 19
A 22-year-old Kashmiri man has invented a ventilator made only from scrap parts like a soap box, a DVD drive and bottle cap.
VIDEO: Indian inventor creates ventilator out of scrap.
A 22-year-old Kashmiri has invented a ventilator made only from scrap parts: a soap box, a DVD drive, a bottle cap… Although still a prototype, he hopes his creation can contribute to India’s battle against COVID-19 pic.twitter.com/zQWEt5tEzz
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“The prototype is wholly made of recyclable materials, the scraps which I had at home, like soap boxes, a dry fruit box, a CD driver and a motor from an old printer,” Waseem Ahmad Nadaf of Srinagar told AFP.
Although still a prototype, Nadaf hopes his creation can contribute to India’s battle against Covid-19.
“My whole idea to make the ventilator was, when it is time of emergency, how we can make ventilators on a local level, so that we can help local people, and the same model can be replicated in different regions,” Nadaf said.
