New Delhi: As many as 1,000 innovative ion generators would be installed in Covid-19 hospitals across Maharashtra to reduce the viral loads of areas exposed to the virus, said Department of Science and Technology, on Monday.
Maharashtra is among the states with the highest positive cases in the country. The new technology has been designed by Pune-based Startup incubatee of Scitech Park.
The Department of Science and Technology has already released ₹1 crore for manufacturing 1,000 such units which would be ready for installation soon.
The technology consists of specialized negative-ion generators called Scitech Airon machines which work by reducing the viral load in closed areas exposed to the virus within a few hours.