CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) will be donating water purifying machines and oxygen enriching units to remote schools and government hospitals in Thane and Palghar districts in India, to provide them with clean drinking water and healthcare.
The first batch of these equipment’s, which are ready for dispatch, are being developed as part of the CSIR800 programme, where each of the 38 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) labs in the country are mandated to set up Gramin Vigyan Kutir (CSIR tech village) and develop these isolated areas using technological interventions.
Senior NCL scientist and programme leader, P K Ingle, said, “This initiative is being undertaken solely to make a difference in the lives of people who have limited access to even basic amenities.”
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