S. Vishnu Sharma
ICCW at IIT Madras is going to collaborate with DG TAKANO, a Japanese firm to introduce new clean water technologies in India.
ICCW is also known as International Centre for Clean Water and is located on the premises on IIT Madras.
ICCW at IIT Madras to collaborate with great Japanese firm
A memorandum-of-understanding (MoU) has been signed by ICCW at IIT Madras and the Japanese firm recently to collaborate on projects related to clean water and to develop innovative products that will solve existing societal and environmental challenges related to clean and safe drinking water.
The collaboration of this sort, between ICCW at IIT Madras and DG TAKANO can be of considerable significance for countries like India.
India is one of the world’s most water-stressed countries.
According to UNICEF, due to waterborne diseases, India is facing an economic burden of approximately US $600 million per year.
Speaking about the collaboration of ICCW at IIT Madras with DG TAKANO Professor T. Pradeep, Institute Professor, IIT Madras and Professor-in-charge, ICCW, said conserving water efficiently needs technological partnerships between nations.
And the tieup between ICCW at IIT Madras and DG TAKANO is a timely beginning, he said.
DG TAKANO will provide its expertise on cutting-edge Japanese sustainable technologies, support ICCW at IIT Madras to collaborate with Japanese companies to develop innovative products and technologies.
It will also hire interns from IIT Madras.
Both ICCW at IIT Madras and DG TAKANO will jointly develop new products and services that relate to the projects.
Speaking further about the collaboration between ICCW at IIT Madras and DG TAKANO, Mr. Amuro Osman, Head of Global Sales and Marketing, DG TAKANO, said the projects they undertake will be in the fields of clean water, water treatment, water security and stewardship covering raw water and wastewater.
To resolve the water crisis, ICCW at IIT Madras and DG TAKANO will undertake new projects and will conduct joint R & D.
The projects will focus on the implementation of proven technology, field testing of emergent technology, developing new technology, educational training and internship programs.
ICCW at IIT Madras will provide technical capabilities including analysis of groundwater, clean water, treated water, assessment of water security, selection and development of the most appropriate technology and its implementation, local technical training and maintenance support.
ICCW at IIT Madras will also conduct research, testing and validation of various water technology solutions of DG TAKANO, including the company’s water-saving nozzle called ‘Bubble90’ in India.
The Bubble90 can save 90 per cent water when attached to a faucet.
Another challenge facing India is groundwater depletion.
About two-thirds of the total districts in India are under extreme water depletion and, 54 per cent of the country faces high to extremely high- water stress.
About ICCW at IIT Madras
ICCW at IIT Madras started in 2018. As a bridge between academia and industry and an important network of eminent water professionals, ICCW at IIT Madras aims to create the water experts of tomorrow.
ICCW at IIT Madras works with leading institutes and companies from across the world to deliver best in class solutions in clean water that is sustainable and measurable in its impact and ensures economic, health and ecological benefits to the society through clean water technologies.
ICCW at IIT Madras houses state of the art equipment needed for water research, product design, incubation and pilot production with associated technical, financial and legal services to nurture innovation.
About IIT Madras
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) was established in 1959 by the Government of India as an ‘Institute of National Importance.’
The activities of the Institute in various fields of Science and Technology are carried out in 16 academic departments and several advanced interdisciplinary research academic centres.
The Institute offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes leading to B.Tech., M.Sc., M.B.A., M.Tech., M.S., and Ph.D., degrees in a variety of specialisations.
IIT Madras is a residential institute with more than 580 faculty and 9,500 students. Students from 18 countries are enrolled here.
IITM fosters an active entrepreneurial culture with strong curricular support and through the IITM Incubation Cell.
IITM has been ranked No.1 in the ‘Overall’ Category for the second consecutive year in India Ranking 2020 released by National Institutional Ranking Framework, Ministry of Education, Govt. of India.
The Institute has also been ranked No.1 in the ‘Engineering Institutions’ category in the same Rankings for five consecutive years – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
It was also adjudged as the ‘Top innovative Institution’ in the country in Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA) in 2019 and 2020.
ARIIA Ranking was launched by the Innovation Cell of Ministry of Education.