What is the impact of sanitizing tunnels while controlling the Corona virus

Once this contagion blows over, it’s a sight that might greet you when you return to

work, or as you enter a mall, market, railway station, airport or any other place where a large number of people gather. They are called Disinfection Tunnels. As you pass through them, sometimes after washing your hands, nozzles spray a disinfectant mist on you which reportedly kills most germs and viruses, including, hopefully, the COVID- 19.

Versions of these passageways are already up and running at various places in the

country, including several farmers’ markets, police stations and other public places in Tamil Nadu,  Karnataka, Telangana, Kashmir, West Bengal and Kerala,  Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi NCR and Punjab, and the list is rapidly growing.

Essentially these tunnels spray a mist of sodium hypocrite solution, a chlorine

compound often used as a disinfectant or a bleaching agent, as you pass through them. Sodium hypocrite is a component of commercial bleaches and cleaning solutions and used as a disinfectant in drinking and waste water purification systems and swimming pools. In 0.5% w/v solution, it is called Dakins solution and used as an antiseptic to clean infected topical wounds. The spray used by most Indian tunnels, like the one in a large market in Tamil Nadu’s Tripura district, is 1 per cent solution.

These tunnels come in various shapes, sizes and costs, and range from basic contraptions which cost less than 10,000 rupees to high-end steel and chrome tunnels with various sensors and conveyor belts and traffic lights which cost Rs. 25 lakh. For one, even the World Health Organization warns that these tunnels are meant to supplement, and not replace other measures like washing hands regularly, maintaining proper hygiene, wearing a mask, and maintaining social distancing.

More importantly, a slight variation in the concentration of sodium hypochlorite could lead to mild to extremely serious side-effects, ranging from skin and eye irritation to severe burns.

Looking into the customer needs and safety KUMAR AND ASSOCIATES has come up with their best ability to safe guard their nation by including new products to fight against

1. Sanitization Tunnel

2. Covid testing booth

3. Isolation ward

4. Guard cabin

5. Steel bridges and many more.

KUMAR AND ASSOCIATES have in house as well as out sourced engineering

capabilities and expertise to form a solution. They have come up with one of the best Disinfection Tunnel to cates the surrounding needs. They are available at comparatively low prices and also immediate customer services are available. “We grow together” is their believe. So let’s fight together.

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