IIT Ropar: Sanitizing Truck sanitizes anything within 25 Minutes using UV Light

IIT Ropar Team develops ‘Sanitising Trunk’ that uses UV Light to kill coronavirus. It will be available for only Rs 500. The team has created a trunk-shape device fitted with ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology that can sanitise items, groceries and even currency notes making them coronavirus-free.

It should be noted that the sanitisation of the items is extremely important given that the infection-causing droplets can stay for a long time on the skins of vegetables, paper and plastic.

The team recommends that all items coming from outside including currency notes, vegetables any items ordered through delivery, wallets, mobile phones or any documents be placed in the trunk before being used.

A trunk that kills #CoronaVirus!
Fantastic product made by @iitrpr team that can be used to sanitise all items brought home from the outside like grocery, vegetables, milk, & our personal things which we take outside like wallet, wristwatch, mobile phone, etc. #StayHome pic.twitter.com/QEga6C0LS8

— Sanjay Dhotre (@SanjayDhotreMP) April 8, 2020

IIT Ropar also tweeted on April 8:

@iitrpr scientists has now come up with a device that can sanitise all items brought home from outside including grocery, vegetables, fruits, currency notes, milk packets or others. @narendramodi @PMOIndia @DrRPNishank @HRDMinistry @TOIIndiaNews @PTI_News https://t.co/qnSEzCSdEX

— IIT Ropar (@iitrpr) April 8, 2020

"Right now there are many who wash vegetables with warm water before using but the same cannot be done with currency notes or wallets. So we have developed a common sanitising solution for everything," Naresh Rakha, Senior Scientific Officer at IIT Ropar, told news agency PTI.

"The device is based on ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology used in water purifiers. We strongly advise not to look directly at the light inside the trunk as it can be harmful," Mr Rakha said.

The device comes as a blessing during the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be available at the cost of only Rs 500 and will require around 30 minutes to sanitise the items that are put inside. Earlier, it was also reported that India is building UV Light Booth for doctors.