The Indian Railway will begin utilising anti-microbial copper coating in passenger coaches to help prevent the spread of infections.
The ‘Antimicrobial Copper Coating” will be used on door handles and latches, in train toilets and other key touch points of passenger coaches that are frequently used by commuters during journeys.
The popular rail company is also utilising the copper protection on handles in vestibule areas as well as installing the Plasma-air purification system inside the AC coaches of premier trains to lessen the vulnerability to virus infection.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said: “The Antimicrobial copper coating has been provided in 300 coaches manufactured by the Rail Coach Factory in Kapurthala”, adding they could become “the new normal”.
The railway company said it initiated the “first-of-its-kind safety measure” following a report but the US Environment Protection Agency that certain copper alloys ensure long-term effectiveness and safety against the infections caused by viruses, including the SARS-COV-2(Covid-19).
The railway is reportedly also planning to install anti-microbial copper surfaces in all newly constructed train coaches to ensure maximum protection to passengers from micro virus-caused infections in future.
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