biodata of s.khuntia, scientist- dec 2012

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Curriculum vitae

SURENDRA KHUNTIASURENDRA KHUNTIASURENDRA KHUNTIASURENDRA KHUNTIA Scientist & Inventor

Chief Scientist (Rtd.) Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Government of India at

IMMT, Bhubaneswar -751013 (Oct 1978 to Oct 2012)

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I. CURRICULUM VITAE

1. Name: SURENDRA KHUNTIA

2. Address: Ananda Bhawan, West Bank of Bindusagar, Old Town, Bhubaneswar - 751 002, Orissa, India E-mail: [email protected] , [email protected] Mob. : +91 9437012679, Tel(Res): +91 674 2432679

3. Previous designation: Chief Scientist at CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar, Govt. of India

4. Date of Birth: 04.10.1950

5. Educational Qualification:

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Degree Year of passing University/Institute Subject

1. B.Sc. Engg.

1974

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.(formerly Regional Engineering College)

Mechanical Engineering

2. M.Tech. 1976 National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.(formerly Regional Engineering College)

Mechanical Engineering

3. Ph.D Continuing Utkal University Mechanical

engineering

6. Professional Experience: Academic: 01 year, Industrial: 1½ years, Research & Development: 34 years.

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From To Name of Organization Position held

1. April 1976

March 1977

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela.(formerly Regional Engineering College), Govt. of India

Lecturer

2. March 1977

October 1978

Orissa Construction Corporation Ltd, Bhubaneswar, Govt. of Orissa

Design Engineer

3. October

1978 October

2012

CSIR- Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology (formerly RRL), Bhubaneswar, Govt. of India

Chief Scientist

Since 2001

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7. Significant contributions:

i) Academic: (1976 – 77) Faculty in National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, teaching undergraduate engineering students and was also associated in an R & D Project on “Prevention of contamination of coal dust in the cooling tower pond” sponsored by Rourkela Steel Plant during year 1976-77 at NIT, Rourkela, Odisha, India.

ii) Industrial: (1977 – 78) Detail engineering design & drawings of following commercial products which were

fabricated and utilized in different projects of OCC Ltd, Govt of Orissa during year 1977-78:

(a) 10 Ton capacity Electric Overhead Travelling Crane. (b) 10 M X 6 M size radial sluice gate for irrigation dam. (c) 50 Ton capacity electric operated hoist, (d) Heavy steel structures for Talcher Power Plant, Govt of Odisha.

iii) Research & Development : (1978 – 2012)

Invention/ Development of 28 numbers of need based products for immediate benefits to industry, society and for the prosperity of common people of India in different fields; such as Coal combustion, Renewable energy, Agro-machineries, Rural technology, Drinking water and Equipment development etc. Most of the products have been commercialized and disseminated in large numbers in different parts of India under many National programme. Details of achievements are mentioned in chapter – II.

8. Awards, Honors and Recognitions: Following awards, honors & recognitions received for Research & Developments and related

activities:-

1) Pam Davar Basu Award bestowed by Hon’ble Vice-President of India Late K. L. Narayanan during 1994 - for invention of Improved cook stoves for reduction of biomass consumption, smoke, pollution & drudgery of women & children as well as improvement of quality of life of rural people of India.

2) OREDA Award bestowed by Chief Minister of Orissa, Late Biju Pattanaik on Orissa Day, 1st April,1991 - for invention of “Harsha” Multifuel Cook Stove.

3) Rajiv Gandhi Samman on Rajiv Gandhi Urja Diwas, 2006, bestowed by Minister of

Science & Technology, Govt. of Orissa for significant inventions in Renewable energy.

4) IDCOL Award honored by the Chief Secretary, Govt. of Orissa during 1998 - for development of Coal fired Billet reheating continuous furnace for Re-rolling Mill, Hirakud (IDCOL) replacing petroleum furnace oil.

5) Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhawana Award-2002 for BEST SCIENTIST OF THE YEAR of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation for state of Orissa, bestowed by the President, Orissa Pradesh Congress Committee.

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6) “Engineers Day” award of ABIT, Cuttack during 1999 - for significant contribution in Rural Development and Engineering.

7) IMMT foundation day award on 13th April 2009, bestowed by the Director, CSIR-

IMMT, Bhubaneswar for significant development & dissemination of low cost TERAFIL water purification systems.

8) Member of Research Council of CSIR-AMPRI, Govt of India, Bhopal.

9) Member of Management Council of CSIR-IMMT, Govt of India, Bhubaneswar (DG-CSIR’s nominee).

10) Member of “State Level Technical Committee” on Agriculture Implements of Govt. of Orissa.

11) Member of Governing Body of Orissa Renewable Energy Development Agency (OREDA), Govt. of Orissa.

12) Member of “Board of Studies” of Utkal University on undergraduate course on Rural Technology.

13) Principal Investigator of the Technical Back-up Unit on NPIC of MNES, Govt. of India.

14) Member of Doctoral Scrutiny Committee of National Institute of Technology, Rourkela for guiding PhD student.

15) Member of project appraisal committee of TIFAC, DST, Govt. of India

16) Member of Research Advisory committee (RAC) on Drinking water technology, RD Dept, Govt of Orissa.

17) Expert Member in National R&D committee on Drinking water of Ministry of Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation (MDWS), Govt of India.

18) Member of Bureau of Indian standard – Non-Conventional Energy sources Sectional Committee, MED 04 , Govt of India.

19) Member of High Power Technical Committee on Stand-alone Drinking water purification Technology for supply of drinking water to schools in the country (JALAMANI programme)– Ministry of Drinking Water Supply & Sanitation (MDWS), Govt of India.

20) Member of jury for evaluation & selection of Stand-alone Drinking water purification Technology for supply of drinking water to schools in the country, constituted by DST, Govt of India.

21) Core member of project appraisal committee of Science & Society division of Dept of Science and Technology, Ministry of S&T, Govt of India.

22) Advisor of IIT-Kharagpur for RuTag programme (Launched by Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt of India).

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23) Core member of the national project: Biomass Cook Stove Initiative under climate change programme of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Govt of India.

24) Departmental Core Member in the Assessment Committee of CSIR, Govt of India for

promotion interviews of scientists for the year 2006-07 & 2007-08.

25) Member of High Power Technical committee for JALAMANI programme of Ministry of Drinking Water & sanitation (MDWS), Govt of India for supply of drinking water to school children.

26) Member of Scientific & Budget committee of Rural Water supply & sanitation

(RWS&S), Rural development Dept, Govt of Odisha.

27) Member of Bureau of Indian standard – Water Purification System sectional committee, MHD 22, Govt of India.

28) Member of Innovation Council of Ministry of Drinking Water & sanitation (MDWS),

Govt of India.

9. Professional Affiliations : Life Member of Indian Institute of Metals.

10. Ph.D. Supervision: Mr. Sunil Kumar Chakrabarti has registered for his Ph.D in NIT-Rourkela under my supervision, 2004.

11. Publications: 75 papers in journals and proceedings of International & National seminars.

12. Reports : 14 Nos.

a) Development, demonstration and extension of semi-automatic multipurpose Pulse thresher-cum-Winnower and Grader for Black gram, Green gram, Horse gram and Red gram.

b) Development, demonstration and popularization of fully automatic engine/motor operated

multipurpose Pulse Thresher –cum- Grader & Winnower c) Sustainable Water purification technologies for Rural India. d) Performance of Terracotta water filter distributed in supper cyclone affected areas of

Orissa during October 1999 to March2000. e) Design and Drawing, specification, test reports of different Improved Cook Stoves

developed by RRL, Bhubaneswar. f) Report on Testing and standardization of different improved cook stoves suitable for

Eco-cooker. g) Design & drawing of 75 T/Hr iron ore crushing and screening plant.

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h) Design and commissioning of 4 ton / hr. coal fired billet reheating continuous furnace for

Hirakud re-rolling mill, IDCOL, Govt. of Orissa. i) Studies on performance of TERAFIL water purification technology. j) Evaluation of performance of Online TERARFIL water purification plant (200 Ltr/hr). k) Report on performance of gravity flow community Terafil water filters. l) Report on removal of bacteriological contamination from surface water through Terafil

water filters. m) Report on rejuvenation of filtration of used Terafil candles through jet cleaning.

13. Books Authored/ Edited/ Contributed:

a) International Cook Stoves field documents - Published by FAO, United Nations, and Bangkok.

b) Stove Image - Published by Commission of European Communities, Brussels and SFE, Frankfurt, Germany.

c) CSIR and Rural Development - Published by DEEP Publication, New Delhi.

d) Editor of Proceeding of International Seminar on “Downsizing Technology for Rural Development – 2004”.

e) Lead person for Position papers & Recommendations to Govt. of India on “Desalination and water purification technologies” –Organized by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

f) Editor of Proceedings National seminar on “Improved Chulhas and other Heating Devices”- 1991

14. Patents:

Patents sealed:- a) Improvements in or relating to fish mincing machine. Pat. No - 633 / D / 84.

b) Multi-fuel domestic chulhas for efficient burning of different solid fuels. Pat. No- 166168 / 86

c) A Multipurpose Stove for cooking, space heating, baking and drying: Pat.No.215495

Patents pending: 08

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15. Technology developed and commercialized:

Industrial:

(1). Rectangular - Jet Slurry Pump.

(2). Continuous billet reheating coal fired furnace replacing furnace oil.

(3). Coal fired furnace for sintering Ore & Minerals.

(4) Cyclone combustor for generation of ash free hot gas at 2,0000C from high ash coal.

(5) 75 TPH capacity Iron ore crushing and screening plant.

Societal:

(6). Low cost power operated Paddy Threshers (3 designs).

(7). Low cost Paddy Thresher - cum - Winnower.

(8). Semi - automatic Pulse Thresher- cum- Winnower (2 designs).

(9). Fully automatic Pulse Thresher- cum- Winnower (2 designs)

(10). Multi-purpose Grain Winnower.

(11). Multi-purpose mincing machine

(12). Coal / wood fired energy efficient downdraft pottery Kiln (3 designs).

(13). Energy efficient multi-fuel cook stoves (portable & fixed- 06 designs)

(14). Energy efficient biomass fixed chulhas (with & without chimney- 16 designs)

(15). Multi-purpose biomass operated Bukhari (stove- cum -space heater)

(16). Multi-purpose biomass operated Oven for stoving of paints.

(17). Multi-purpose Biomass operated Drier (3 designs).

(18). Low cost coal fired pot furnace for melting Brass & Bell metal.

(19). Low cost “TERAFIL” red clay water purification media( disc/candle).

(20). Low cost “TERAFIL” domestic water purifiers (Point of Use)( 3 designs).

(21). “TERAFIL” Stand-alone gravity flow water purification plants(100 to 1,000 Lit/day).

(22). “TERAFIL” Pressure flow on-line water purifiers (200 to 5,000 Lit/Hr)

(23) “TERAFIL” Terafil gravity flow water purification plants (1,000 to 10, 00,000 Lit/day).

(24) “TERAFIL” Travel water filter.

(25). Low cost biomass fired Bakery Oven

(26). Low cost Glazing of Terracotta

(27). Energy efficient biomass fired Cardamom dryer (spice drier)

(28). Biomethanation plant for generation of high methane rich biogas from soiled vegetables.

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16. Transfer of Technology for commercialization:

Above mentioned technologies developed by undersigned are licensed to more than 240

Nos. of MSMEs (Medium, small & Micro industries), Govt. Dept., NGO etc. within October 2012 for manufacture and marketing in different parts of India.

17. Seminar & Workshop organized:

Convener of following International & National Seminars and workshops:

i) National Seminar on Improved Chulhas and other heating devices, 1991, jointly organized by RRL and OREDA at Bhubaneswar.

ii) Regional Workshop –cum- Demonstration on Pulse Thresher – Grader & Winnower, 2002 at RRL, Bhubaneswar

iii) International seminar on Downsizing Technology for Rural development, 2003, Jointly organized by CSIR-IMMT, TIFAC & IIM at Bhubaneswar

iv) Workshop- training on biomass operated drier for efficient drying of large cardamom, 2004, Zero, Arunachal Pradesh.

v) State level workshop on appropriate technology

vi) State level workshop on Brass & Bell metal.

vii) State level workshop on cottage industries.

viii) National workshop on TERAFIL technology for removal of excess iron from ground water sources, February 2008, Bhubaneswar.

ix) Workshop-Demonstration-Transfer of Appropriate Technologies for Societal development in Jammu & Kashmir, 2008, Jammu

x) Workshop-Demonstration-Transfer of CSIR technologies for North East Development, Jointly organized by IMMT, AMPRI, NEIST (CSIR Labs) & SCSTE-Govt. of Meghalaya during November 2008, Shillong, Meghalaya.

xi) Workshop-Demonstration-Transfer of rural technologies for societal development in

Orissa during December,2009 -January 2010 at CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar.

xii) Entrepreneur Week-2010 for show cashing CSIR appropriate technology & workshop

on 9th March 2010, IMMT, Bhubaneswar.

xiii) Workshop-cum-Demonstration of appropriate technologies for socio-economic development of tribal population, January 2011, Koraput, Orissa.

xiv) Workshop-Demonstration-Technology transfer on Rural Technology for societal development in KBK districts of Odisha, December 2011 & January 2012.

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18. Trainings organized for mass production & dissemination of rural technologies:

• More than 500 village potters / artisans, 2000 village youths, NGOs etc, and about 1000 housewives were trained for construction, operation and maintenance of energy efficient improved cook stoves in NPIC programme, sponsored by MNES, Govt. of India.

• More than 1000 farmers, artisans etc were trained for operation & maintenance of various Rural technologies; such as agricultural implements, energy saving devices, non-farm technologies, Cardamom drier, Terafil water filter, improved cook stoves, driers etc. in rural sector.

• More than 50 batches of training rendered to more than 500 entrepreneurs on mass production, use & maintenance of various technologies during transfer of technologies from IMMT to the licensees.

19. Visits Abroad :

a) Participation & presentation of paper in 3rd International Symposium on Liquid-Solid Flows, ASME, Chicago, USA, Nov. -December 1988. = USA b) Participation & presentation of paper in Regional Workshop on Stoves used for space heating…..RWEDP, FAO, United Nations, Feb. 1996 = Nepal c) Advance Training on continuous autoclave, GTZ, Jan.- Feb.1985 = Germany. d) DAAD - CSIR Scientist Exchange Programme, Nov.- Dec. 1997 = Germany

20. Disaster management:

(I) Terafil water filters installed in cyclone & flood affected areas for supply of clean drinking water to the victims through CSIR-IMMT:

(a) During supper cyclone in Orissa: 1500 sets of Terafil water filters were installed cyclone affected areas for supply of drinking water to the victims, 1999-2000.

(b) During Flood in Bihar: 2000 sets of Terafil water filters were installed in affected areas for supply of drinking water to the victims, 2008.

(c) During Cyclone in West Bengal: 2000 sets of Terafil water filters were installed in affected areas for supply of drinking water to the victims, 2008.

(d) During Sever flood of Odisha:

1500 sets of Terafil water filters distributed among flood victims of Odisha for supply of drinking water during September 2011.

(II) 6500 sets of ‘Harsha” multi-fuel community cook stoves installed in Supper cyclone affected areas of Odisha for community cooking of food for the victims, 1999-2000 through MNRE & OREDA.

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(III) About 10,000 sets of Terafil water filters installed in Super cyclone &

flood affected areas of Odisha for supply of clean drinking water to the victims, 1999-2000 through UNICEF & OXFAM.

(IV) About 3,000 sets of Terafil water filters installed in flood affected areas

of Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka for supply of clean drinking water to the victims, 2009-10 through ART of LIVING (AOL).

(V) Assisted many Govt. Depts and NGOs for dissemination of improved

cook stoves and Terafil water filters among the victims during emergent situations.

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Details of Research & Development

and Achievements

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II. DETAILS OF RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS: (Industrial & Societal R&D projects for interest of Nation)

(A). Industrial Projects :

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Name of Technology Developed

Status of Implementation/ Technology Transfer

Principle & achievements Status

1. High temperature coal fired Cyclone Combustor.

Completed 100 Kg/hr pilot Coal fired Cyclone Furnace was developed; 2,0000C flame temperature achieved from low grade crushed coal (40% ash), ash melted inside furnace, 90% ash removed as molten slag. High temperature ash free gas suitable for MHD power generation and other thermal applications replacing oil by coal.

Co-Project Leader

2. Rectangular-Jet Slurry Pump

Completed- Implemented in high pressure continuous autoclave plant supplied to IMMT, Bhubaneswar by UDHE GMBH, Germany, and in Grain Winnower ( classifier )

Mixing and pumping of solids with liquid at high concentration at any delivery pressure, through a rectangular liquid jet having high aspect ratio. This Slurry Jet Pump replaces conventional centrifugal slurry pump and agitator, and save energy. It is also used as an efficient dredger and classifier.

Inventor & Project Leader

3. Continuous Billet Reheating Coal fired furnace replacing furnace oil (6 Ton / Hr. capacity, continuous rating)

Completed- Implemented in Hirakud Re-rolling Mill, IDCOL, Govt. of Orissa, Hirakud, Orissa

Low cost down draft high temperature tunnel furnace for continuous reheating of steel billets at 12000c through coal. Replaced petroleum oil and saved more than 50% heating cost for reheating steel billets for rolling in to different sections.


4. Energy efficient coal fired furnace for sintering ore & minerals.

Completed- Implemented by Sreechem Resins Pvt. Ltd., Rourkela, Orissa

Advanced coal fired furnace sintering chromites ore fines into blocks at 10000 C temperatures, to replace furnace oil and reduce sintering cost.


5. 75 TPH iron ore crushing and screening plant

Completed- Implemented by Orissa Mining corporation Ltd., Govt of Orissa

Implemented and operated at Balda Palsa and Gandhamardan mines, Keonjhar district, Orissa

Investigator

6. Design & development of coal fired furnace for annealing of cast iron spun pipe.

Completed- Kalinga Iron Works, IDCOL, Barabil, Govt of Orissa

Design, drawings & pilot furnace completed. Inventor & Project Leader

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(B). Societal Development Projects : Renewable Energy & Appropriate Rural Technology Sl. No.

Name of the Technology Developed

Implementation/ Technology Transfer


7. Energy efficient Multi-fuel Cook Stoves (Family, Medium & Community sizes in Portable & Fixed variety ) Nos. of designs = 06 (1988 to 2003) Harsha & Jyotsna models

Completed- Disseminated in large scale in Orissa & other states under NPIC programme of MNRE, Govt of India through OREDA, Govt Depts., Agencies, NGOs, Panchayatiraj, DRDAs, Forest dept. etc. in the country and also in abroad through UN agencies, FAO and MNRE, Govt. of India. Technology licensed to many parties & in public domain.

More than 1.0 Million units improved multi-fuel cook stoves were installed during 1991 to 2005 under many national programme, resulting to saving of 1.0 Million ton of firewood worth of Rs. 100/- crores/ year, Employment generation: 4.0 million man days, reduction of Smoke, pollution & greenhouse gas in households: 1.0 million ton CO2 gas & 0.2 million ton CO gas.


8. Low cost energy efficient Biomass Cook Stoves (chulha) (Family, medium & community sizes with chimney and without chimney) Nos. of designs = 16 SK series models

Completed- Propagated under National Programme of Improved Chulha of Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. of India, OREDA, Govt. of Orissa, Govt. Departments., Agencies, NGO, Panchayati Raj, DRDAs, Forest dept. etc. in the country. Technology is in public domain.

2.0 to 3.0 Million units chulhas implemented during 1991 to 2005, resulting to saving of 2.0 Million tons of firewood worth of Rs.200/-crores/year, Employment generation: 2.0 Million man days, reduction of smoke, pollution, health hazard. Reduction of greenhouse gas: 2.0 million ton CO2 & 0.4 million ton CO gas into environment per year.


9. Multipurpose Bukhari ( Cook stove – cum – Space Heater )

Completed- Disseminated in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim.

Combined operation of cooking & space heating carried out together without release of smoke & hot gas into living place, saves 70% of firewood and clean heating like electric operated. Suitable for efficient room heating & cooking in cold & hill areas.


10. Multipurpose Oven (Cook stove – Bakery Oven – Drier – Room Heater )

Completed- Disseminated in Orissa, Meghalaya and Sikkim by the State Govt. Agencies, NGOs etc.

Combined operations of cooking, space heating & baking carried out together in domestic sector. Low cost device.


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11. Low cost portable biomass operated bakery Oven

Completed- Disseminated in Orissa and Meghalaya. Technology transferred to many MSMEs.

Suitable for baking of bread, bun, cake, etc using biomass in smoke free condition, and saves 80% fuel consumption, preheating totally eliminated unlike traditional bakery ovens. 50% processing cost reduced.


12. Multipurpose Biomass operated Drier.

Completed- Disseminated in Orissa, Meghalaya, Sikkim and other parts of the country. Technology transferred to many MSMEs & Govt. depts.

Efficient & fast drying of various food materials, grains, spices, fish, meat, vegetables, industrial products etc in a clean and smoke free environment at high thermal efficiency (80%) using biomass as fuel. It replaces electricity & petroleum oil for drying.


13. “Queen” coal / wood fired pottery Kiln.

Completed- Disseminated in Orissa and other parts of the country. Technology transferred to many MSMEs & Govt. depts and it is in public domain.

Down draft low cost coal/wood fired tunnel furnace and achieves high temperature up to 10000C within short period. Kiln is made with ordinary red bricks and clay; and used for sintering terracotta, ceramic products, roof tiles, earthen wares, handicrafts, TERAFIL candles etc. It reduces 60% fuel consumption & sintering period as well as smoke & pollution over traditional pottery kiln.


14. Biomass operated low cost Cardamom Drier

Completed- Disseminated in Sikkim & Arunachal Pradesh by the Horticulture Departments

and it is in public domain.

Suitable for faster & smokeless drying of large cardamom & other spices. 75% of wood consumption and curing (drying) period are reduced, 50% of essential oil & aroma increased due to smokeless drying of raw cardamom capsules in the improved Cardamom drier.


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15. Biomass Fired Heat Painting System

Completed- Disseminated in Orissa.

Suitable for heat treatment or stoving of enamel paints over automobiles, furniture, domestic articles etc. to obtain high luster and long life of paint, without electricity. Painted materials are heated indirectly through burning biomass in an insulated chamber at 100 OC to 130OC at a negligible cost of firewood.


16. Low cost coal fired furnace for melting brass & bell metal in cottage industries.

Completed- Disseminated extensively in brass & bell metal cottage Industries of Orissa. Technology is in public domain.

Coal fired pot furnace, used extensively for melting of non-ferrous metals (brass & bell metal) at 1000oC in cottage metal industries, replacing wood charcoal. 90% cost of fuels is reduced, as well as smoke & pollution minimized drastically.


17. Glazing of Terracotta using waste glass ( glass coating )

Completed- Adopted by the artisans in Orissa. Technology transferred.

Low cost glazing material, made from waste soda glass, melts at low temperature 850oC, suitable for glazing over terracotta handicrafts, roof tiles etc.


18. Power operated Paddy Thresher Threshing capacity = 100 & 300 Kg paddy / Hr Power = 1.0 HP (electric/oil engine operated)

Completed- More than 1,50,000 units disseminated in Orissa under National Programme of Food Production through Agriculture dept. Govt. of Orissa since the year 1992. It is also being disseminated in other states. Technology transferred and is in public domain.

Used for efficient threshing of paddy with reduced labour & grain loss, resulting to increasing yield of paddy @ 1.0 lakh ton/year due to minimized grain loss. Labor worth of Rs. 50/-crores/ year being reduced, and employment of 20 lakhs man days being created each year in fabrication & operation of threshers. Highly popular in Orissa.


19. Power operated Multi-purpose Grain Winnower.

Completed- Disseminated in Orissa. Technology transferred.

High capacity winnowing through rectangular air jets. Fluidizing & winnowing carried out together at minimal power consumption.


20. Power operated Paddy Thresher – cum – Winnower

Completed- Disseminated in Orissa. Technology transferred.

Both threshing & Winnowing operations of paddy are carried out together using 1.0 HP Electric motor or diesel engine.


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21. Semi-automatic Pulse Thresher-Cum- Winnower. Capacity: 150 kg grain / hr. (Black gram, Green gram, Horse gram, Red gram, Arhar, lentil etc) Power- 2hp electric motor / Oil engine

Completed- Disseminated in Orissa by Agriculture dept. under National programme of Food production. Technology transferred.

Threshing & winnowing of a variety of pulses, irrespective of different size of grains & plants, carried out separately without grain loss in crop residues. 10% yield increases & 60% labour reduced. Suitable for Moong, Black gram, Arhar, Lentil, Horse gram, Red gram etc. Crop residues crushed to powdery mass for animal feed during threshing.


22. Fully automatic Pulse Thresher-Cum- Winnower. Capacity: 150 & 300 kg grain / hr. (Black gram, Green gram, Horse gram, Red gram, Arhar, lentil etc), Power- 3hp electric motor / Oil engine

Completed- Disseminated in Orissa by Agriculture dept. under National programme of Food production. Technology transferred.

Fully automatic pulse thresher-cum-winnower, operated by oil engine/electric motor. 100% grains recovered without breakage of grains, and crop residues are crushed to powdery mass for animal feed. Clean grains are collected through a chute and crop residues are discharged separately.


23. ‘TERAFIL’ Water Filtration media (disc) ( Red clay filtration media )

Completed- Disseminated more than 2,50,000 units of Terafil water filter are in Orissa through OREDA, UNICEF, OXFAM, RWS&S, W&CD, RD, Health, PHE etc of various State Govts, many NGOs, and private consumers. TERAFIL technology is being popularized in many parts of the country in BHARAT NIRMAN YOJANA & JALMANI for purification of iron contaminated water. Technology is being transferred extensively. Technology licensed to 165 entrepreneurs till October 2012.

Low cost household and community water filtration & treatment devices operate without electricity. The filtration media is a porous burnt red clay disc called TERAFIL and produced by micro/ small industries using cheap materials. It purifies highly turbid raw water or iron contaminated ground water into bacteria free, clean & safe drinking water. Various sizes of portable, online & community water filter are developed to mitigate drinking water problem through people’s participation. More than 5.0 million liters/day Terafil purified drinking water being supplied at present.


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Implementation/ Technology Transfer Principle & achievements Status

24. Portable 30 Ltr capacity Domestic Terafil water filter (Point-of-Use) fitted with food grade plastic containers.

Completed & dissemination in progress- More than 2,00,000 units of domestic filters are disseminated in many states of India during 2008 to 2012; Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunchal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, UP, J&K, Gujarat, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamilnadu etc by Govt departments, NGOs and private users.

Terafil water purification discs fitted in Food grade plastic containers, durable & low cost, operates without electricity, users friendly. Total cost of production of Terafil water filter within Rs.400/-, life: 10yrs, 50 lit/day capacity. More than 100,000 sets of domestic Terafil water filter are under dissemination at present.


25. TERAFIL gravity flow Community water purification plants. Capacity: 1000 lit/day, 2500 lit/day, 5000 lit/day, 10,000 lit/day, 25,000 lit/day, 50,000 lit/day , 75,000 lit/day, 1,00,000 lit/day

Completed & dissemination in progress- Being disseminated extensively in many parts of the country under BHARAT NIRMAN & JALAMANI PROGRAMME for supply of iron safe drinking water to rural households & school children. More than 30,000 units of 5,000 LPD & 1000 LPD standalone Terafil water filter is being disseminated in Orissa, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarpradesh, J&K, MP, Gujarat, Tamilnadu, Andra Pradesh etc. Technology transferred to 154 entrepreneurs till October 2012.

Gravity flow filtration through Terafil discs in RCC chambers, without use of electricity, for community uses. More than 200 million liters /day of drinking water being supplied in Rural sector at present.


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26. On-line TERAFILTM assisted pressure flow compact water filtration & treatment plant for domestic & community uses. i) 200 Ltr/hr. on-line filters

with food grade plastic containers.

ii) 5000 Ltr/hr. on-line Terafil treatment plant.

Completed & dissemination in progress- Under propagation in Orissa, Kerala at present.

Raw water filters through Terafil disc under pressure to increase rate of filtration without sacrificing quality of product water. Auto cleaning sludge from plant is provided


27. TERAFIL travel water filter Capacity: 2.5 liter

Completed and ready for dissemination.

Single container, operates without electricity. Suitable for military & paramilitary jawans and for travel.


28. Development of methane rich biogas from spoiled / waste vegetables, without waste management.


Size of the spoiled / waste vegetables degraded by a mincing machine, then charged into a specially developed biogas reactor. Entire spoiled vegetables converted into methane rich biogas (65-75% methane) without spent slurry management.


29. Multi-purpose Mincing Machine,


Combination of moving blades placed on truncated cylindrical rotor & inclined fixed blade carries out self feeding & high rate of mincing of fish, vegetables etc into small sizes for size reduction.


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(C). Technology supports during Cyclone & Flood (Special dissemination of Rural Technology devices)

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Name of the Technology

Emergent situation

Place of Installation Impact Status

1. ‘HARSHA’ Multi-fuel community cook stove

Supper cyclone in Orissa, year 1999.

Most affected costal districts of Orissa, and installed through OREDA, Govt. of Orissa & funded by MNRE, Govt of India.

6,500 sets of Harsha community stoves distributed for community cooking of food for homeless cyclone affected persons.

Technical Leader

2. TERAFIL domestic water filters

Supper cyclone in Orissa, year 1999.

Most affected costal districts of Orissa, installed by RRL (IMMT), Bhubaneswar, funded by CSIR.

1,500 sets of domestic Terafil water filters installed for supply of drinking water in most cyclone affected costal districts of Orissa. Performance monitored for next 15 months, 98% filters were effective.

Project Leader


Flood in Bihar, year 2008

Most affected districts of Bihar and installed through Govt. of Bihar, funded by CSIR.

2,000 sets of Terafil domestic water filters installed for supply of drinking water in four affected districts of Bihar.

Project Leader


Cyclone in West Bengal, year 2009

24-Pragana of West Bengal, funded by CSIR.

1,000 sets of Terafil domestic water filters installed for supply of drinking water among cyclone affected victims.

Project Leader


Flood in Andhra & Karnataka, year 2009

Most flood affected places of Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka by Art of Living, Bangalore.

1,000 sets of Terafil domestic water filters installed for supply of drinking water among flood affected victims in Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka.

Technical support


Flood in Odisha, year 2009

Puri, Kendrapara & Jajpur district

1,500 sets of Terafil domestic water filters installed for supply of drinking water among flood victims.

Project Leader

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(D). Impact of the technologies/ products:

� Conservation of fuels = 2.0 Million ton of firewood equivalent / Year,

worth Rs. 200/- Crores / Year through energy

efficient devices.

� Drinking water supply = More than 500 million lit/day through TERAFIL

Water Purification Technology.

� Agriculture productivity = Excess yield of 75,000 tons/year food grains

due to reduction of grain loss in crop residues

by the Agro-machineries.

� Employment Generation = Nearly 3.0 Million man days / year created for

production & use of the products.

� Reduction of Pollution &

Greenhouse gas = Stop emitting 2.0 million tons of CO2 & 0.4

million tons of CO gases every year, besides

smoke & pollution significantly, in rural

households through energy efficient devices.

� Reduction of Health hazard = Health hazard and drudgery of women and

& drudgery children are reduced in rural sector.

� Improvement of Quality of life = Quality of life of common people are improved

through use of rural technology products.

� Rural Industrialization = A large numbers of MSMEs are created/

revived for production of Rural Technology

devices and conversion of natural resources

into value added products in the country.

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Scientific contributions

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III. SCIENTIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS:

1. Rural Technology for societal benefits:

• Research & Development undertaken by the undersigned for invention/ development of

need based low cost & efficient technologies in the field of renewable energy, drinking

water, agro-machineries, non-farm sector, artisan technology and equipment

development to enhance energy efficiency & productivity, reduce of pollution & drudgery

and generate employment & improve quality of life to obtain economic, environmental &

societal benefits to people of the country.

• Most of the technologies developed by the undersigned converted to commercial

products, which are produced & marketed by MSMEs through various National

programme of State & Govt of India in different states.

• The undersigned has rendered extensive post R&D trainings & demonstrations on mass

production, use, maintenance and awareness for rapid dissemination of the

technologies. The beneficiaries were policy makers, Govt officials, field engineers &

technicians, entrepreneurs, MSMEs, NGOs, SHGs, artisans, rural youths, farmers,

housewives etc.

• The undersigned has provided necessary scientific & technical supports to different

Ministries of Central & State Govts as member of various committees during extensive

dissemination of the technologies under many National programme.

• The undersigned was pioneer for creation of Rural Technology Department in CSIR-

MMT, Bhubaneswar to meet present demands of the country.

Notable Rural Technology products developed & commercialized:

1. Low cost Paddy Thresher.

2. Low cost Paddy Thresher - cum - Winnower.

3. Semi - automatic Pulse Thresher- cum- Winnower

4. Fully automatic Pulse Thresher- cum- Winnower

5. Multi-purpose Grain Winnower.

6. Multi-purpose mincing machine

7. Coal / wood fired energy efficient downdraft pottery Kiln.

8. Energy efficient multi-fuel cook stoves (portable & fixed- 06 designs)

9. Energy efficient biomass fixed chulhas (with & without chimney- 16 designs)

10. Multi-purpose biomass operated Bukhari (stove- cum -space heater)

11. Multi-purpose biomass operated Oven for stoving of paints.

12. Multi-purpose Biomass operated Drier.

13. Low cost coal fired pot furnace for melting Brass & Bell metal.

14. Low cost TERAFIL domestic Water Filters (Point-of-Use)

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15. TERAFIL stand-alone water purification plants

16. TERAFIL Pressure flow on-line water purifiers

17. TERAFIL Community water purification plants

18. Low cost biomass fired Bakery Oven

19. Low cost Glazing of Terracotta

20. Energy efficient biomass fired Cardamom dryer

21. Biomethanation plant for generation of high methane rich biogas from soiled vegetables.

Tentative benefits obtained from Rural Technologies:

(a) Conservation of fuels : 2 million ton / year firewood equivalent

(b) Drinking water through TERAFIL : More than 500 million liter / day.

(c) Productivity in Agriculture : Excess yield of 75,000 ton paddy / year

(d) Employment generation : 3 million man days / year

(e) Green house gas reduction : 2 million tons / year

2. Industrial Technology:

• Advanced coal fired furnaces developed by the undersigned for replacement of

petroleum oil by coal in various metallurgical, chemical & mineral industries to

maximize economy due to increase in cost of furnace oil.

• Novelty of coal fired furnaces are use of lump coal, rapid & complete combustion of fuel

with reduced pollution, easy operation, low cost and suitable for continuous & batch

operation.

• Advanced Jet pump with flat jet developed by the undersigned for solid-liquid mixing &

pumping slurry without rotary parts in desired high pressure & solid concentration. It

replaces conventional slurry pump & agitator in hydraulic transportation & maximizes

economy.

Notable Technology developed for Industrial benefits:

(1). High temperature coal fired Cyclone Combustor.

(2). Rectangular - Jet Slurry Pump.

(3). Continuous billet reheating coal fired furnace replacing furnace oil.

(4). Coal fired furnace for sintering Ore & Minerals.

(5). 75 TPH iron ore crushing and screening plant.

(6). Coal fired furnace for annealing of cast iron spun pipe replacing furnace oil.

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Visits of eminent persons for

inspection &

Inauguration of technologies

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IV. INSPECTION & INAUGURATION OF TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY THE UNDERSIGNED BY EMINENT DIGNITARIES AT CSIR-IMMT, BHUBANESWAR:

a) Sri Sivraj Vishwanath Patil, Union S&T Minister, Govt. of India during the year 1983.

b) Sri K. R. Narayanan, Union S&T Minister (later President of India), during year 1987.

c) Sri Biju Pattanaik, Chief Minister of Orissa during year 1991.

d) Prof. S. K. Joshi, Director General, CSIR during year 1998.

e) Parliamentary committee for Science & Technology (Members of Parliament of India

to review progress of CSIR labs.): during the years 1998.

f) Sri Niranjan Pattaniak, Minister, Industry, Govt of Orissa during year 1998.

g) Sri Ranendra Pratap Swain, Minister S&T, Govt. of Orissa, during year 1999.

h) Prof. Richard R. Ernst, NOBLE LAUREATE, Lab. F. Physics & Chemieeth, Zurich,

Switzerland during year 2001.

i) Prof. M.M. Sharma (Ex-Director, UDCT, Mumbai) during year 2002.

j) Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientific Advisor to Govt. of India, during year 2003.

k) Sri Navin Pattanaik, Chief Minister of Orissa, during the year 2002.

l) Dr. A. P. Mitra, Ex-Director General of CSIR, during 2003

m) Prof. U. Rehling, University of Flensburg, Germany during year 2003

n) Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, Director General, CSIR during year 2003.

o) Sri Navin Pattanaik, Chief Minister of Orissa, during the year 2003.

p) Prof. A. K. Ismail, Institute of Metallurgy, Cairo, Egypt during year 2004

q) Parliamentary committee for Science & Technology (Members of Parliament of India

to review progress of CSIR labs.): During the years 2005.

r) Prof. A. S. Majumdar, National university of Singapore, Singapore during year 2005.

s) Smt. Santasila Nayar, Secretary, Dept. of drinking Water supply, Min. of Rural

Development, Govt. of India during year 2008.

t) Sri Navin Pattanaik, Chief Minister of Orissa, during the year 2008.

u) Chairman, Planning Commission, Govt. of India during year 2009.

v) Sri Sri Ravi Sankar ji, Spiritual guru & founder of Art of Living, during year 2010.

w) Mrs. R. Sandhu, Secretary, Dept. of drinking Water supply, Min. of Rural

Development, Govt. of India during year 2010.

x) Sri Ramesh Chandra Majhi, Hon’ble Minister, S&T, Govt. of Orissa during 2010.

y) Sri Vilashrao Desmukh, Hon’ble S&T Minister of Govt of India on 19th October 2011.

z) Many other Secretaries of Union and State Governments, Director of CSIR laboratories, Member of Parliaments, MLAs etc visited the innovative technologies of the undersigned.

Dated 24th December 2012 (S. KHUNTIA)

Ex- Inventor & Chief Scientist CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar,

Government of India

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Few URLs on World Wide Web on

TERAFIL WATER PURIFICATION

TECHNOLOGY

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Some URLs on World Wide Web on

TERAFIL WATER PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

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9. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2159169.cms

10. www.thehindu.com/2007/12/19/.../2007121954620500.htm

11. www.jalmandir.com/filtration/terafil/filter-disc.html 12. www.immt.res.in/announcement/TERAFILTechTransfer.pdf 13. washtech.wordpress.com/.../terafil-water-filters-clay-filters-promise-clean-drinking-water-

in-villages-in-jharkand-india/ 14. cipet.gov.in/visitourcampus/orissa/trafilwater.html 15. cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=243434

16. www.irc.nl/page/46276

17. www.telegraphindia.com/1081224/jsp/.../story_10295912.jsp


19. www.barc.ernet.in/technologies/eoi/b5.htm

20. www.techno-preneur.net/technology/New.../Rural.../terracotta.htm

21. cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=243434

22. sdminerals.org/tera.html 23. niscair.res.in/ScienceCommunication/.../csirnews_15Jul03.asp

24. orissagov.nic.in/sciencetechnology/oreda.htm

25. www.irc.nl/page/36070

26. www.csir.res.in/csir/external/.../S&T%20part%20B%20_14.11.pdf 27. www.dst.gov.in/scientific-programme/projectlist/.../wti08-09.pdf 28. www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/.../942-Water-Purification-Technologies-for-Flood-

Affected-Bihar.html 29. www.jitm.org/docs/jitm_news_letter.pdf 30. www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/.../water.../water.../water...water/rural-wa?... 31. washasia.wordpress.com/.../india-jharkand-clay-filters-promise-clean-drinking-water-in-

villages-in/ 32. www.dailyexcelsior.com/web1/08june27/state.htm

33. niscair.res.in/ScienceCommunication/.../csirnews_15oct07.pdf 34. dst.gov.in/scie_congrs/achieve-eng.pdf 35. www.enpho.org/e-bulletin-Jan09.html 36. www.karmayog.org/biharfloods/biharfloods_18199.htm

37. big5.ec21.com/.../Sell_TERAFIL_Drinking_Water_Filter--7740591.html 38. lindezwatersystem.com/ 39. planningcommission.gov.in/plans/annualplan/.../ap2021ch11.pdf 40. www.sulabhenvis.nic.in/FinalNewsletter%203.pdf 41. www.jalmandir.com/filtration/biosand/biosand-filters.html 42. www.solutionexchange-un.net.in/.../wes-update-36-210809.pdf

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43. en.wordpress.com/tag/household-treatment/ - 44. www.wesnetindia.org/fileadmin/attachments/Press.../Guidelines.pdf 45. ocw.mit.edu/NR/.../NepalGroupFinalReport2003Water.pdf 46. ddws.nic.in/popups/Workshop%20Programme%20Itinerary.doc

47. www.barc.ernet.in/technologies/eoi/watertechindex.htm

48. www.mailman.antenna.nl/pipermail/source-south.../2009.txt 49. www.humanitarianreform.org/.../Lessons_Learned_Rural%20Floods.pdf 50. www.unicef.org/spanish/wash/files/HHrep.pdf 51. www.cmmacs.ernet.in/strd/Abstracts_complete.pdf 52. dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/29556/52724239.pdf;... 53. www.dsir.gov.in/a_report/english/2001-2002.pdf 54. www.ddws.nic.in/.../Minutes%20of%20the%20Monthly%20Review%20Meeting.pdf 55. community.eldis.org/.59c08d04

56. www.icee.usm.edu/.../2866_ENGINEERING_TEACHING_KITS__BRINGING_ENGI.pdf 57. www.sanitationindia.org/.../RGN_Drinking_Water_Mission_DWS_MoRD_prepared_for_NA

C_Feb_2008.pdf 58. www.orissadiary.com/archive.asp?page=234

59. www.hindu.com/2007/12/19/.../2007121955130500.htm

60. pmindia.nic.in/nac/concept%20papers/rural_water.pdf 61. www.thehindu.com/2007/12/19/22hdline.htm

62. wordpress.com/tag/household-water-treatment/ 63. iran-environment.com/.../water%20supply%20in%20small%20community.ppt 64. upcommons.upc.edu/pfc/bitstream/2099.1/4806/1/Memòria.pdf 65. en.wordpress.com/.../water-treatment-water-supply-topics-topics/ 66. 164.100.47.5:8080/committeereports/.../73rdreport.htm

67. www.nistads.res.in/IndiasNt2008300409.../t6rur3__APPENDIX.pdf 68. books.google.co.in/books?isbn=0070221774... 69. www.stanford.edu/group/siepr/cgi-bin/siepr/?q=system/files/... 70. www.rrljorhat.res.in/pdf/other_publications_r.../full_highlight.pdf 71. www.rrljorhat.com/full_highlight.pdf 72. upcommons.upc.edu/pfc/bitstream/2099.1/4806/2/Annexes.pdf 73. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2159169.cms

74. www.thehindu.com/2007/12/19/.../2007121954620500.htm

75. forums.bharat-rakshak.com/viewtopic.php?p=472649

76. cipet.gov.in/visitourcampus/orissa/trafilwater.html 77. www.artofliving.org/terafil-water-filter 78. www.purowaterfilters.com/terafil.html 79. www.tradeindia.com/fp746433/Terafil-Water-Filters.html 80. www.slideshare.net/khuntias/terafil-water-filter-s-khuntia-nov-11

81. trade.indiamart.com › ... › Water Treatment Plants › Water Filters

82. www.ddws.gov.in/sites/upload_files/ddws/files/.../Terafilwater.pdf 83. www.csir.res.in/csir/external/heads/aboutcsir/.../ngo/terafil.pdf 84. 2.imimg.com/data2/WG/OA/MY.../terafil-water-filter-tank.pdf 85. www.youtube.com/watch?v=93u0kH-TK6c

86. naveenpatnaik.com/news/Naveen...of-Terafil-water-filter.../768.html 87. www.balajifiber.com/terafil%20water%20filter%20tank.html 88. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJO4rLxRj3k

89. www.nagalandpost.com/ChannelNews/State/StateNews.aspx?news

90. articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com › Collections › Arsenic Poisoning

91. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx3i0nfhdSc

92. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2r9hsx7Ejk

93. washtech.wordpress.com/.../terafil-water-filters-free-distribution-to-...

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94. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbyET208vSw

95. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyPn2B-OM8U

96. www.source.irc.nl/page/46276

97. www.telegraphindia.com/1111020/jsp/orissa/story_14644118.jsp

98. www.artofliving.org/environmental-care-case.../water-conservation 99. http://tscst.nic.in/2503201101.pdf

100. http://www.morungexpress.com/business/79348.html


102. madhsudan95128.en.ec21.com/Products--5141943.html - United States

103. www.newsleaks.in/.../himachal-to-install-water-filters-in-3000-school... 104. washtech.wordpress.com/.../terafil-water-filters-clay-filters-promise- 105. http://cleanwater.co.in/2011/08/29/worlds-low-cost-water-filter/

106. http://the-technology-area.blogspot.in/2011/06/terafil-water-filter-csir-immt.html

And many more web pages on TERAFIL water filter.

Dated 24th December 2012 (S. KHUNTIA)

Ex- Inventor & Chief Scientist CSIR-IMMT, Bhubaneswar,

Government of India

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