Lucknow Metro becomes first to use ultraviolet rays to disinfect trains

The Lucknow Metro has set another record by becoming the first metro project in the country to use ultraviolet UV rays to sanitise train coaches a senior official said on FridayThe UP Metro Rail Corporation UPMRC has taken inspiration from the New York Metros experiment to sanitise trains with UV lamp rays it saidldquoPassenger safety and comfort has always been our topmost priority and whatever we do is in sync with our objective to provide the safest and the most convenient mode of public transport to the people UPMRC Managing Director Kumar Keshav saidLucknow Metro has become the pioneer of metro train sanitisation through UV technology the UPMRC saidWhen we started token sanitation by UV radiation we received overwhelming response and appreciation from our passengers Now with train sanitation by ultraviolet rays we want to assure all our passengers that their Lucknow Metro was is and will always be the safest mode of transport Keshav saidWe are seeing a significant increase in ridership everyday and it is this confidence of our commuters that pushes us to put in more and more efforts to make their travel enjoyable and hasslefreerdquo he added Keshav said that Lucknow Metro was also the first metro project in the country to have started token sanitisation through UV box which was developed inhouseGiving boost to the Make in India mission Lucknow Metro in consultation with an Indian firm that deals in tube lights used in sanitation apparatus has developed a UV sanitisation apparatus which works on ultraviolet germicidal irradiation UVGI disinfection method the UPMRC said It uses short wavelength ultraviolet Ultraviolet C or UVC light of 254 nm UVC to kill or inactive microorganisms by destroying nucleic acids and disrupting their DNA it saidThe apparatus which was certified by DRDO in October last year sanitises the entire coach in seven minutes and as added care We are sanitising each coach for 15 minutes the release said The best part of this initiative is that it is very economical costing 140th of the cost involved in sprinkling of manual sanitislsers it addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever