Ahmedabad: City-based technology solutions provider Motivation Engineers & Infrastructure Pvt Ltd (MEIPL) has entered into an agreement for technology transfer with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), for an Ultra Violet (UV) Disinfection Tower.

Named VIBAN, the Disinfection Tower is a UV based area sanitizer used for rapid and chemical-free disinfection of high infection prone areas. VIBAN has been designed and developed by Laser Science & Technology Centre (LASTEC), the Delhi based premier laboratory of DRDO. Standard model of tower would cost Rs. 1.93 lakh around. While starting cost of UV Bath equipment will be Rs. 18,000.

“MEIPL has entered in an agreement for transfer of technology the nation’s premier research institute DRDO for VIBAN, which is useful to disinfect high tech surfaces like electronic equipment, computers and other gadgets in laboratories and offices that are not suitable for disinfection with the traditional chemical methods. In fact, chemical-based sanitizers are harmful to electronic gadgets,” Sunil Shah, Founder & Director, MEIPL said.

The technology is in a spirit of ‘Vocal for Local’, a slogan coined by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, MEIPL said further.

MEIPL said that it has also applied for UV Bath Technology from DRDO, which is useful for material disinfection.

The Ahmedabad-based firm, which has been providing technology solutions to major industries since the last three decades said that VIBAN is also effective for areas with a large flow of people such as airports, shopping malls, metros, hotels, factories, and offices, among others.

“VIBAN can be especially effective in times like the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic when large areas need to be disinfected,” MEIPL said.

The technology offers multiple advantages. One is that it can be operated remotely through phone or computer using Wi-Fi. It also offers 360-degree illumination, and a room of about 12×12 feet can be disinfected in just ten minutes.

“VIBAN switches off upon accidental opening of the room or human intervention, while another safety feature is the key-to-arm operation,” Shah added.

At present, MEIPL is into MFV Vermiculite, a product for ‘over the deck insulation’ for all type of buildings, Mbient Turbo Ventilator, a Zero Energy Ventilation system for any closed area, Mbientlite Solar daylight, which is used for Solar light without Battery and Panel during the day, and Mbientbrite or natural daylight.