Ranchi district makes PPE to help health workers

14 Apr '20

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Jharkhand’s Ranchi administration has started manufacturing low-cost personal protective equipment (PPE) to meet the growing demand for such items amid a shortage. Both reusable and single-use PPE items are being manufactured in the district's three textile units at the rate of 100 units per day. Production will be raised soon, an official statement said.

The district administration has also developed a face sheet or visor, which covers the face above a mask as an additional protection layer. It is available in the market for ₹50 per piece, according to a news agency report.

One type of protective gear is made of 90 GSM tarpaulin plastic, which is reusable after a wash. The manufacturing cost involved in each such kit is ₹300, the statement said.

"The cost-effective Tarpaulin protective gear can be dipped in hypo-chlorite solution for the standard half-hour autoclave," it said. A total of 50 such kits were sent to in East Singhbhum and Pakur districts.

The other type of kit is manufactured from of 50 GSM low-density polyethylene, which is disposable after a single use, the statement said. This variety is priced at ₹150.

Women of 'Sakhi Mandal' (self-help groups) of the district are involved in manufacturing the face sheet or visor which is reusable after sterilisation.

The sterilisation solution will cost ₹7 per unit and ₹2 from it will go towards the rural women involved in its manufacture, the statement added.

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