IICT, Cipla Foundation distribute one lakh cloth masks
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The four-layered ‘SaanS’ masks being distributed at Charumati Child Care Centre in Nalgonda district.
The Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICT) and Cipla Foundation (CF) distributed one lakh cloth face masks free in 27 districts, including villages, government schools, orphanages, old age homes, market yards and a couple of hospitals, in the last six months since August last year. This was announced on Thursday.
The four-layered ‘SaanS’ mask, designed by senior principal scientist S. Sridhar and his membrane team of PETT (Process Engineering and Technology Transfed department), is affordable that provides comprehensive repulsion of respiratory droplets through hydrophobic nature, electrostatic repulsion, tight porosity, and a strenuous non-linear flow path with high breathability and comfort.
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Fibre testing laboratory opened at SISPA
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AAA The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) on Thursday inaugurated a dedicated laboratory at the South India Spinners’ Association (SISPA) building.
According to a press release, the laboratory will have fibre testing equipment that will benefit the SISPA members. Under an agreement between the two Associations, SITRA will offer a special package of charges for the tests offered to SISPA members. There are plans to get ISO 17025:2017 accreditation for the laboratory. Further, members of SISPA, who are mostly in the MSME sector, can use SITRA’s expertise to find solution to technical issues. It is also planned to work together to ensure that SITRA’s expertise in the field of training personnel at all levels are used for the benefit of SISPA member mills.
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NEW DELHI: In the last week of March 2020, as India was gearing up for first lockdown amid COVID 19 spread, an empowered-Group 3 was rushed by the Centre to facilitate availability of medical supplies: N-95 masks, testing swabs and personal protection equipment (PPE) kits.
Time was the critical factor as much the situation of rising COVID cases.
A new study has now disclosed key step in ensuring these supplies was indigenising the manufacturing and setting up of eight pan-India testing labs.
This includes South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Comibatore, Ordinance Factory in Kanpur, Small Arms Factory in Kanpur, Heavy vehicles factory in Chennai, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), Metal and Steel Factory (MSF) and Ordnance Fatory in Ambarnath, Maharashtra