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Business EconomyPosted at: May 7 2020 8:03PM


Coir Board ropes in IIT-Madras for Research and Development works

New Delhi, May 7 (UNI) Coir Board has signed an MoU with the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras, to establish a 'Centre of Excellence for the application of Coir exclusively or in combination with other natural fibres'.
It was at the instance Union MSME Minister Nitin Gadkari, the IIT-Madras had earlier validated the research studies so far undertaken by the Coir Board and other agencies in India on Coir Geo-Textiles (CGT) and recommended that CGT can be successfully used to prevent soil erosion in slopes or embankments, river embankments and mine slope dumps stabilization.
The Institute has also recommended the use of CGT in the low volume rural roads as a re-enforcement material, according to a ministry statement on Thursday.
The Centre of Excellence aims at furthering the research work so far done in the coir sector with the support of IIT Madras team of experts.
It will also support the development of relevant technology and evolve standards for production and processing through specific projects and monitor research projects and mentor of Coir Board’s research institutes and laboratories. The Centre will also assist in generating the Intellectual Property Rights and technology transfer.
Coir Board will provide a financial assistance of Rs 5 crore initially for a period of two years for the establishment and running of Centre of Excellence.
As many as 27 areas of R&D needs of the Coir industry have been identified, to be taken up by this Centre of Excellence, in addition to 10 in-house projects of IITM, in machinery development and road projects.
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