IIT-Guwahati, Bombay collaborate with European partners for LOTUS

ATM News Network: The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT-G) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay are working actively towards addressing the serious issues in the Indian water sector under the Indo-European project 'Low-cost innovative technology for water quality monitoring and water resources management for urban and rural water systems in India' (LOTUS). The LOTUS Indo-European project aims at providing solutions for several issues in the Indian water sector.

 A core element of the LOTUS project is a novel water quality sensor that builds on previous work of Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France and has been further developed during the project by researchers at Université Gustave Eiffel in collaboration with IIT-G and the SME EGM, Sophia Antipolis, France. Also Read - Assam Don Bosco University to host 14th National Boscoree The core of the LOTUS sensor is a chip with Carbon Nanotube (CNT) based sensing elements that are capable of measuring multiple quality parameters such as Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Potential of Hydrogen (pH), Chlorine, and Arsenic.

Other components of the project include software tool that enables water quality monitoring and safe water supply in piped water network and tanker supply system; a portable solar operated disinfectant system integrated with a water quality controller by using LOTUS sensor; and a software platform for the optimization of the water supply in irrigation.

(Source: www.sentinelassam.com)