Bengaluru: As part of its continued fight against Covid-19, state-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has produced and handed over over 300 Aerosol boxes to various state governments, including Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala to be used in hospitals.
The transparent box acts as an insulator between the doctor and the patient. It can significantly reduce the possibility of Covid-19 transmission to doctors and medical staff treating Corona patients.
“The results are encouraging and we can cater to more hospitals and states in this hour of need,” said HAL CMD R Madhavan.
The boxes are produced at various divisions of HAL across the country.
In Uttar Pradesh, 30 Aerosol boxes produced by the Kanpur Division were handed over to Additional Chief Home Secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi by Apurba Roy, GM, Transport Aircraft Division, Kanpur and Rakesh Mishra, Chief of Projects, Accessories Division, Lucknow in the presence of Amit Mohan Prasad (Principal Secretary, Health).
The HAL management has already announced contribution of 26.25 crores in PM-CARES fund.
