IIT Kanpur start-up secures Rs 3.29 cr funding to develop water management technology

New Delhi, Aug 18 (KNN) An IIT Kanpur incubated startup company, Kritsnam Technologies has secured a funding of Rs 3.29 crore from the government to develop smart water management technologies.

While announcing the financial aid to the startup on Wednesday, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science and Technology Jitendra, said that the technology, initially focused on commercial users, can be a game changer in effectively monitoring and controlling groundwater exploitation across the country in the future.

The Technology Development Board (TDB) also signed an agreement with the startup for production and commercialisation of Dhaara Smart Flow Meter.

“The Dhaara Smart Flowmeter will help for online monitoring using two beam ultrasonic flowmeters that is designed to track the water distribution in real-time for applications such as drinking water supply, groundwater extraction, industrial water usage and precision irrigation,” an official statement by Ministry of Science and Technology said.

The device collects data through sensors, stores it in the device, and transmits to the online cloud servers and thereafter the data transmitted to servers is analysed and displayed in the dashboard. This unique solution is a combination of hardware & software for flow measurement and water management respectively.

Singh further highlighted that Dhaara Smart Flow Meter can also help bulk water consumers to budget their water usage and empower them to understand their patterns, points of inefficiencies and help them to build strong strategies for reducing water wastage.

The smart flow meter is battery operated and does not require external power and its hardware architecture is based on the internet of things (IoT) communication circuits. The built-in telemetry and battery-operated capabilities make it easy for users to monitor their water consumption virtually anywhere (even when the power is out).

The water levels in various part of the country is depleting at a rapid speed due to continuous withdrawal due to reasons such as increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagaries of rainfall, increase in population, etc. This technology can play an important role in tackling this issue.  (KNN Bureau)