NIT signs two MoUs

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, August 14

Dr BR Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) has signed memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with Oorja Energy Engineering Services Hyderabad Private Limited and The Green Builders, Jalandhar, to build industrial partnership through Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB).

The project is titled ‘Experimental Investigation on Tower Type Hybrid Vapour Compression Refrigeration and Humidification-Dehumidification Desalinisation Plant’.

Prof LK Awasthi, director, NIT, signed online MoU with R Madhusudan Rao, MD, Oorja Energy Hyderabad. Prof Awasthi signed another MoU with Ashraf A Bhatti, MD, The Green Builders, Jalandhar.

The Oorja Energy is engaged in sustainable solutions for industrial and commercial heating and cooling. The Green Builders works on energy efficiency and environment-friendly houses and eco-home concept, water proofing, insulation of roof slabs and interior decoration.

On Friday, the NIT also launched ‘Reuseable Easy Breathe Facemask’ for protection against coronavirus, developed by Prof Vinay Midha and Prof A Mukhopadhyay of the department of textile technology. Prof Awasthi informed that the technology for the mask was patented and was transferred to Singla Engravures Private Limited, Ghaziabad, and Meditex Industries Private Limited, Jalandhar, in June. Within two months time, the companies have made the product available in the market. Dr Vinay Midha, head of the department, informed that the mask would be available at all chemist stores and online through Amazon, Flipkart and Nyka. Mukhopadhyay has informed that the mask is designed by optimising the protection and breathing resistance of the facemask, so that the mask can be worn by users for longer duration of time. The community facemask is a breathable, low cost and reuseable product that can be used effectively to control the transmission of coronavirus.

Dr Awasthi said that a total of 300 publications of faculty members had come up in international journals in the last five to six months including those on Covid-19. “The institute has also conducted more than 10 webinars for enhancing and improving the awareness about various aspects of technology for the societal benefits. The institute has also conducted 35 short-term courses and faculty development programmes online.