Rlys plans to make 1K low-cost PPE per day after DRDO nod

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Rlys plans to make 1K low-cost PPE per day after DRDO nod

Wednesday, 08 April 2020 | Staff Reporter | NEW DELHI

Indian Railways has taken up the in-house production of Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) type overall on a mission mode. An overall produced by Jagadhari workshop was recently cleared by ‘Defence Research and Development Organisation’ (DRDO) laboratory, authorised for the purpose.

Approved design and material will now be used for making this protective overall by other workshops under different zones. This PPE overall will offer much needed protection to Railway doctors and paramedics working on the front line of COVID care at Railways hospitals, the Indian Railways said in a statement.

Facilities are being geared up in Railways to make up to 1,000 such protective overall for Railway Doctors & Paramedics every day and around 17 workshops would be striving to contribute to this exercise, it said.

“In the days to come, the production facilities can be further ramped up. The development of this overall and innovation by Indian Railways is being welcomed by other Government agencies engaged in the war against COVID- 19. It added. The statement further read that technical specifications of these PPEs are now ready, and material suppliers are in place. Now the production can start in right earnest. This development is big boost to equip our doctors and paramedics on the front line of this battle against COVID-19.

Indian Railways is aiming to produce three sets per sewing machine per hour for as many days as required in its production units and workshops, it said.

It may be noted this internal effort of Railways is over and above a centralised request projected to Government of India and also indicated to HLL through Indent. Development of this kind of PPE in a quick time can set a benchmark for others to follow and this will help boost the production of one the most vital protection for those on the front line.

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