Rs 10 crore grant for Jalandhar NIT textile technology department

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Jalandhar, August 30

The Department of Textile Technology of Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jalandhar, has been awarded a substantial grant of Rs 10 crore by the Union Ministry of Textile under the National Technical Textile Mission scheme.

Dr Vinay Midha and Dr A Mukhopadhyay, coordinators of the project, said the National Technical Textile Mission was an initiative to promote technical textiles and boost innovation in the technical textile sector. The grant is intended to facilitate cutting-edge research, foster technological advancements, and nurture talent in the domain of technical textiles.

They said funds would be used to set up state-of-the-art research facilities, enhance laboratory infrastructure, and support collaborative projects addressing critical technical textile challenges of the industries.

“The department is involved in the research on various areas of technical textiles, especially sport textiles, protective textiles, geotextiles, industrial textiles, medical textiles,” they added.