The StrandedinIndia portal of the Ministry of Tourism continues to provide support to the tourists. Till 9th April, the number of tourists who have been assisted are 1194. In addition, the regular toll free helpline 1363 which the MoT runs has had 779 calls from 22 March to 9th April.
OFB comes up with two-bed tents for screening, isolation & quarantine
Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is playing an important role in the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19). They have come up with Two-Bed Tents, Hand sanitisers and face masks, Fumigation Chamber, and Handwashing System.
OFB units in UP and Tamil Nadu get NABL nod to test fabric for manufacturing of coveralls in fight against COVID-19
In a significant development, two units of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) namely the Small Arms Factory (SAF) Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and the Heavy Vehicle Factory (HVF) Avadi in Tamil Nadu (TN) have been granted accreditation by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) for conducting the ‘Test for Blood Penetration Resistance’ today as the test equipment manufactured by them met the ASTM F 1670:2003 and ISO 16603:2004 standards.
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