New Delhi (NVI): Taking up the in-house production of Personal Productive Equipment (PPE) on a mission mode, Indian Railways will now produce 1000 PPE-type overalls that offers much needed protection of its doctors and paramedics.
An overall is a loose-fitting coat or one-piece garment worn over ordinary clothes for protection against dirt or heavy wear. It is essential for doctors and paramedics now amid the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
भारतीय रेल कोरोना के विरुद्ध चल रही तैयारियों और संसाधनों की उपलब्धता बनाये रखने में अग्रणी भूमिका निभा रही है।
जगाधरी, हरियाणा स्थित वैगन वर्कशॉप में स्वास्थ्यकर्मियों हेतु कवर ऑल PPE बनाया जा रहा है।
भारतीय रेल ने प्रतिदिन 1000 PPEs बनाने का लक्ष्य रखा है।#IndiaFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/6wMUtcmlLV
— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) April 7, 2020
An overall produced by Jagadhari workshop was recently cleared by a DRDO lab, authorised for the purpose, the Ministry of Railways said in a statement.
Railways strives to make up to 1000 such protective overall for its doctors & paramedics every day, the ministry said.
Around 17 workshops would be striving to contribute to this exercise.
However, as a need of the hour gesture, Railways is considering to supply 50% of the overalls to other medical professionals on the front line.
Material for all the overalls is being procured centrally at Jagadhari which is located near many big textile industries in Punjab.
The Rail ministry has said that in the coming days, the production facilities can be further ramped up.
