<span style="color: #222222;">MSME technology centres are contributing in a big way in country's fight against COVID-19. 18 operational technology centres, autonomous bodies under Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises are engaged in fighting the pandemic.<br />'' <br />'' AIR Correspondent reports, that the Central Footwear Training Institute, Chennai procured and installed hot sealing machine for job work of sealing masks and medical gowns. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">MSME Technology Centre, Hyderabad is developing a prototype of ventilator. It is electro mechanical ventilator based on sensors. First prototype will be ready soon. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Central Tool Room and Training Centre,  Kolkata is developing a simple and low cost ventilator system in consultation with Sagar Datta Super Specialty Hospital. The hospital has agreed to test it and also handhold during application trials. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">MSME Technology Centre, Kannauj has started manufacturing alcohol based sanitizers. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments is developing ion based sanitizer. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">MSME Technology Centre, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar and Jamshedpur will manufacture components for 650 Corona Testing Kits. Each Kit consists of 20 hardware components. The first set of parts will be ready soon at Bhubaneswar. </span><br />