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Feb 18, 2022, 11 tweets

Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar to inaugurate Mobile BSL-3 Laboratory in Nashik, Maharashtra shortly

DG, @ICMRDELHI, Dr. Balram Bhargava will also be present

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BSL-3 Enhanced Laboratory developed by @ICMRDELHI and Klenzaids is a self-sufficient unit, which has every system and equipment essential for full standalone operation

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BSL-3 laboratory is airtight, access controlled, bio-decontaminable, fitted with safe change HEPA filtration and biological liquid waste decontamination system, giving it the tag of BSL-3 Enhanced

The lab is controlled through an intelligent control automation system, which maintains the working
environment under negative air pressure, maintains equipment parameters and records all
necessary data

MoS, Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar inaugurates first Biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) containment Mobile Laboratory in Nasik district of Maharashtra

procured by @ICMRDELHI under Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission

#MadeInIndia Biosafety level-3 (BSL-3) containment Mobile Laboratory has been procured by @ICMRDELHI for investigating newly emerging and re-emerging viral infections that are highly infectious and of possible lethal potential to humans

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Today is a historic day for our country

Biosafety level-3 containment Mobile Laboratory is a crucial step towards #AatmaNirbharBharat

This is first BSL-3 Laboratory of the South-East Asia region

-DG, @ICMRDELHI

There are about 35 BSL- 4 Laboratories in the world

BSL-4 Laboratory was established in India at NIV, Pune in 2011

That was the first BSL-4 Laboratory of the South-East Asia region

-DG, @ICMRDELHI

When we faced the outbreak of the Nipah virus in Kerala, samples had to transported to NIV, Pune

It was then we felt a mobile laboratory could be great help during outbreaks of highly infectious pathogens, will help in early detection and quick containment

-DG, @ICMRDELHI

Biosafety level-3 Mobile Laboratory inaugurated at Nashik today is one of the finest examples of our resolve for an #AatmaNirbharBharat

Laboratory will help in real-time data collection; to enable quick containment and preventing spread

-MoS, @MoHFW_INDIA

Government has allocated ₹ 64,000 cr. in #Budget2022 for development of health infrastructure in the country

This first time in the history of our country that such a large provision has been made for the health sector

-MoS, @MoHFW_INDIA

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