Ratlam: An engineer from the city of Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, has devised a Swadeshi ventilator that will be able to provide life support to seriously ill patients, just like any other expensive imported ventilator.
Ansar Ahmed Abbasi, a resident of PNT Colony, has created a portable ventilator at a cost of just 7000 rupees, which can also be operated via mobiles and laptops.
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While most of the ventilators commonly used in the country are manufactured by China, Ansar Ahmed, along with his trainee Najeeb, has prepared this ventilator in a period of one month using Indian parts, hence naming it as “Indian Ventilator”.
As the cases of coronavirus are increasing day by day, Ansar Ahmed, and his apprentice Najeeb made a plan to make indigenous ventilators for the country due to the possibility of a shortage of ventilators.
Ahmed's ventilator can prove to be very helpful in the ongoing battle with the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Ansar Ahmed Abbasi, a mathematics teacher by profession, has done engineering in computer science.
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