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Now old buses converted into mobile sanitizer tunnels in the cultural city Mysuru

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Published : Apr 13, 2020, 10:05 PM IST

Mobile sanitizer tunnels are recommended in the places of public use to ensure that people will not infect others. But setting up such tunnels requires both time and investment. In Mysuru, the KSRTC Urban and Rural divisions have converted old, unused buses into tunnels helping the authorities to beat the coronavirus. These buses are named as Saarige Sanjivini.

mobile sanitiser tunnels in the cultural city Mysurumobile sanitiser tunnels in the cultural city Mysuru
mobile sanitiser tunnels in the cultural city Mysurumobile sanitiser tunnels in the cultural city Mysuru

Mysuru:After Indian railways converting the old coaches into the isolation wards, now the state-run KSRTC has started converting its old, unused buses meant for scrapping to built sanitizer tunnels which are a key to stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

Mobile sanitizers are built across the state and country where the public gather in a big number. Disinfectants are sprayed from these buses. The public needs to pass through these tunnels before reaching the designated area.

mobile sanitiser tunnels in the cultural city Mysurumobile sanitiser tunnels in the cultural city Mysuru

In Mysuru, a 12-year-old unused bus has been converted into the sanitiser tunnel at a cost of Rs.12,000. The public needs to get into the bus from the front door and get down from the rear door. While walking inside the bus, disinfectant will be sprayed from nozzles sanitizing everyone who walks through.

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Dr Ram Vilas Sepat, IPS, KSRTC vigilance director inaugurated this bus tunnel at Mysuru Rural division depot in the city.

As of now, the police officers and staff, officials from health and medical education department, staff, people working in this lockdown period, emergency response team members, and poura karmikas can use this bus sanitizer tunnel. After the lockdown, KSRTC is planning to use it at its bus terminals to keep the area sanitised round the clock.

Till now two bus sanitizer tunnels have been built, informed authorities.

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