As dengue cases continue to surge across Mumbai, industrialist Anand Mahindra has proposed a unique solution to tackle the menace. On Saturday, the Mahindra Chairperson took to X to share a video of a compact laser-powered cannon that detects and kills mosquitoes.
“With dengue on the rise in Mumbai, I’m trying to figure out how to acquire this miniature cannon, invented by a Chinese man, which can seek out & destroy mosquitoes!” the businessman wrote on X.
The device, created by a Chinese engineer, works like a small-scale anti-missile defence system adapted to target mosquitoes, equipped with a radar system to detect them and a laser pointer to destroy them.
He created it by modifying the radar of an electric car to detect insects. What’s more, the engineer has kept a detailed record of all the mosquitoes killed by the device in the form of a ‘Death note’.
“An iron dome for your home,” Anand Mahindra labelled the device.
With dengue on the rise in Mumbai, I’m trying to figure out how to acquire this miniature cannon, invented by a Chinese man, which can seek out & destroy mosquitoes!
An Iron Dome for your Home…
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) August 24, 2024
The Iron Dome is a mobile air defence system developed by Israel to intercept and destroy short-range rockets, artillery shells, and mortar bombs fired from distances of 4 to 70 km. It was designed to protect populated areas from such attacks by intercepting and neutralising the incoming threats before they can cause damage.
“You just gave me a billionaire business idea,” a user commented under Mr Mahindra’s post.
You just gave me a billionaire business idea.
— Amit Shukla (@ashuklax) August 24, 2024
Another user stated, “Indian mosquitoes are clever enough to dodge these lasers!”
Indian mosquitoes are clever enough to dodge these lasers! ????♂️
— Ram (@RamBala81) August 24, 2024
“Is there really such a cannon?” a comment read.
Is there really such a cannon?
— पूरण खण्डेलवाल #३ह (@puran24) August 24, 2024
Someone said, “China and its innovations are far ahead of the rest of the world.”
China and its innovations are far ahead of the rest of the world.
— Rohit Pawar (@ROH1T_) August 24, 2024
Mumbai is currently grappling with a surge in mosquito-borne diseases, with the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) reporting a sharp increase in cases of dengue, chikungunya, and leptospirosis in the first two weeks of August alone.
