NEW DELHI : With the demand of hand sanitisers increasing amid threat of coronavirus spread, the Centre has advised authorities to remove any bottlenecks in the supply of ethanol or extra neutral alcohol (ENA) to manufacturers of the product and give permissions to the applicants including distilleries, who intend to manufacture it.
A release by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Thursday said distilleries and sugar mills which can produce hand sanitisers in bulk have also been motivated to manufacture hand sanitisers.
These manufacturers have also been asked to work in three shifts to maximise their output. It said that about 45 distilleries and 564 other manufacturers have been granted permission to produce