Dhanbad based Coal India subsidiary, Bharat Coking Coal Limited, has launched disinfection of its offices, hospitals and residential colonies using drones.

The disinfection of the entire campus of central hospitals of BCCL, situated at Jagjivan Nagar locality, including its Covid wards, besides nursing school and nurses’ hostel was carried out on Friday as part of the inaugural special disinfection drive under the supervision of director personnel of BCCL, P.V.K.R.M. Rao.

Rao said the novel technique of disinfection is very useful for disinfecting the open areas and inaccessible points and added that a drone can carry 10 litres of sodium hypochlorite solution at a time.

Divulging details about the disinfection plan using the drone, Rao said, “We have plans to carry out disinfection of different residential colonies of BCCL beginning with Koylangar, Karmik Nagar and Jagjivan Nagar.

Rao said the drones have the potential to carry out disinfections of exteriors of different building like offices, hospitals and residential complex with proficiency.

Technician operating the drone being used for sanitisation work said that the drones have been used for the first time in the state by BCCL.

BCCL celebrated World Environment Day on Saturday by organising a programme at Panchvati Park of Koylangar locality under the leadership of BCCL, CMD P.M. Prasad during which senior officials including Director Technical (operations) Chanchal Goswami; Director (Personnel), PVKRM Rao and Head of Department (Environment) Rajiv Kumar took the oath for environmental conservation.

A booklet titled, Paryavarandarpan highlighting BCCL’s green initiative was launched at the event.