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A clear solution to pollution woes

V.N. Harinath

City-based engineer develops device to provide pure air

HEALTHY OPTION: S. Sudarshan, an engineer, demonstrating the `Portable Air Vessel' for four-wheelers in the city on Saturday. -- PHOTO: K. RAMESH BABU

HYDERABAD: Inhaling invisible pollutants like nitrogen/sulphur oxides, carbon monoxide can be fatal, warns Siddaiah Sudarshan (57), an engineer and product developer.

A Kannadiga who has made Hyderabad his home, he devised a portable air vessel both for two/four wheelers to provide pure air in heavily polluted traffic, as increasingly seen in the State Capital. It consists of a cylinder of compressed air, a mask and several pressure meters.

He explains that higher the vehicle density, higher the threat of pollution. "Even CNG and LPG emit invisible pollutants when burnt. In such a scenario the device can keep a person untouched by the hazards of pollution. It is a boon for asthma and bronchital patients, as they can inhale fresh, unpolluted air," he adds.

Precaution

The death of three persons in Chennai on October 28 last year in a car due to inhalation of carbon monoxide made Mr. Sudarshan rack his brain for a solution. Out emerged the device that can supply air for four hours for four persons. A traffic policeman can use it replacing the metal cylinder with one made of fibreglass. The air to be used can be filled at any filling station. The only precaution one should take - not to exchange the mask to avoid contamination. Mr. Sudarshan, who holds BE and AMIE degrees, has filed for a patent. His accepted patents are `improvements in pedalling system' and `mobile exhaust controlling system'. Recently he had filed for a coffee and tea cigarette that totally avoids hazards of tobacco. His virtual office is www.prime-project-ideas.com. (Tel. 94900-20006).

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