| Sanction Date: | 31-03-2017 | ||||
| Project Category | SG | ||||
| Year | 2016-2017 | ||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | ||||
| BTA : |
Infrastructure Development |
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| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
NIT Silchar and nearby area |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
National Institute of Technology (NIT), Silchar, Assam |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles & Responsibilities | ||
| 1. | NIT Silchar | � Synthesizing short bamboo micron fibers from bamboo chips using an innovative mechanochemical method. � Treating the BMFs with suitable chemicals for surface modification and functionalization. � Green compaction of the BMFs to respective sizes using natural adhesives and post curing to accommodate strength. � Investigating the effect of humidity, temperature change and swelling of the prepared bricks and laminates. � Determining the mechanical, thermo-physical, thermos-mechanical and reliability of the prepared bricks and laminates. |
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| 2. | Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IITG) | � Mechanical as well as physical characterization of bare BFMs. � Mechanical as well as physical characterization of surface modified BMFs. � Scaling up the production of bamboo bricks and laminated boards from research lab to industrial applications. � Investigating the physical and mechanical characteristics of the product developed. � Design and development of product and architecture of the low cost housing using BMFs. |
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| 3. | Women�s Income Generation Centre (WIGC), Thoubal, Manipur, India |
Memorandum of Understanding signed between NIT Silchar and WIGC, Thoubal,
Manipur. One of the purpose and objectives of this memorandum is, construction of low
cost housing for rural areas. NIT Silchar is also involved for the development of WIGC
Campus III to make a smart village and opening of Technology Display and Dissemination
Centre (TDDC).
The present proposal address to fulfill the requirement to develop technology for low cost
sustainable housing using locally available resources such as bamboo.
The following roles and responsibility involved for WIGC, Thoubal, Manipur. |
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| Lead Proponent: | Dr. S. Halder Department of Mechanical Engineering NIT Silchar, Assam |
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| Project Brief Description: | In the north-eastern region of Indian Himalayan, traditional bamboo based houses are generally used by local communities for their shelter. However, these houses are not found suitable as a healthy shelter in terms its durability and reliability to overcome the environmental effect such as high rainfall and/or wind. In this view, the present project aim to develop a new technology for constructing low cost affordable and durable houses using bricks and laminates made from bamboo micron fibers. This affordable housing technology has tremendous potential to uplift the livelihood of society mainly in the region. The project falls in the Broad Thematic Groups (BTGs) � �Sustainable Infrastructure and Energy Security� under the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS). In this project, knowledge and skills developed among local communities & construction workers will be conduct about low cost bomboo bricks/laminated board from (Bomboo Micron Fibers) BMFs which helps in income generation and livelihoods enhancement. | ||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | Local communities, Govt. organization, Industry
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs.44,91,000/- ( Rupees forty four lakh ninety one thousand only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| Extraction of bamboo short micron fibers (BMFs) from locally available bamboo column. | Demonstration Models of low-cost and durable Model Housing Structures (~5) utilizing bamboo bricks and laminated boards. | No. of demonstrations models made |
| Treatment of BMFs to reduce environment effect. | Skill Development Trainings (4 each year) to Local Communities and Construction Workers (100 each year).Innovative method developed. | Skill/Capacity building of local community/ construction workers (Nos.) |
| Cost reduction in the housing technology (Rs/unit) | ||
| Preparation of bamboo bricks and laminated boards. | Sustainability Assessment Reports of Bamboo Bricks and Laminated Boards to compete with international standards. | |
| Investigation of bamboo bricks/laminated board performance with climate change. | Techno-Economic Feasibility Assessment Reports indicating Cost Reduction achieved for Bamboo Housing Structure | Reports/ publications from the project (Nos.) |
| Sustainability analysis of bamboo bricks/laminated boards from BMFs. | ||
| Techno economic analysis of bamboo bricks/laminate boards. | ||
| Demonstration of low cost and durable model house using bamboo bricks/laminates. | Skill development of local communities & construction workers. |
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | 01 JRF | @ Rs.25,000/- + HRA | ||
| 2. | 01 JPF | @ Rs.16,000/- per month |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Details | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Hydraulic compression machine (1) | ||
| 2. | Hot plate guarded box (1) | ||
| 3. | Micro climate temperature humidity chamber (1) | ||
| 4. | Hot oil bath (large capacity)(1) |
