The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) extracts cloth from cow dung

01 December 2021,  Mumbai:

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has developed an antibacterial cloth using cow dung. The cloth is expected to control the spread of infectious microorganisms. The antibacterial fabric has various applications.

It can be used as sportswear, military cloth, handkerchiefs, bed sheets, face masks, door handles, freeze handles, in the health sector, laboratories, food plazas, hotels, oil mills, etc. The antibacterial activity flourishes even after many washes and the product is cost-effective as well. The agent extracted and used is natural and non-toxic.

The Kumarappa National Handmade Paper Institute of Jaipur, a unit of Khadi and Village Industries Commission is in the process of patenting the product and will impart training to small weavers associated with khadi for making the antibacterial cloth.

It is seen as useful for farmers and gaushalas to increase their income and cow dung has been a source of income generation in the textile sector also.

Cow dung has been traditionally used for various purposes, including paint, fertilizers, bricks, etc, and now it is used for making antibacterial cloth.

Antibacterial fabric is already there in the market but the agents used in them are chemical-based and these agents can become dislodged from textiles during laundering and enter the local water sources via drains, polluting the environment.

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