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ITI partners DRDO to manufacture ventilators
ITI has joined hands with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to produce portable ventilators, a first of its kind in India, following the Coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak
- By ICN Bureau
| April 09, 2020
ITI has joined hands with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to produce portable ventilators, a first of its kind in India, following the Coronavirus or COVID-19 outbreak.
"DRDO wants ITI to manufacture portable ventilators and is transferring technology. Once, we come up with a final product and after due test procedures, we'll be able to produce such ventilators," said ITI chairman Rakesh Mohan Agarwal.
Agarwal said that ITI is well poised to fast-track the production amid the present Covid-19 situation and have plans to undertake manufacturing in its Bengaluru facility.
Once ITI comes up with the product prototype, ITI will be able to produce portable ventilators within the next 30 to 60 days.
"The only thing that worries us is component sourcing. We will require components locally as well as from other countries which appears to be a cumbersome task during the current lockdown," added Agarwal.
Agarwal further said that portable ventilators could not be used merely in the present COVID-19 crisis but would be required in the future by the army and paramilitary forces and defense hospitals.
With a strong order book worth about Rs. 20,000 crore, the state-owned ITI is expecting to continue with a growth momentum of nearly 35%. In Q3, 2019, the public sector firm had posted a turnover of Rs. 979 crores, up 53% over the same quarter last year.
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