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IIT Kanpur develops web-based 'green' monitoring system for Ganga

The project has been implemented by a team of earth scientists, and mechanical, electrical, and aerospace engineers from IIT Kanpur

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The new system has now been installed at the Laxman Ghat on the banks of the Ganga in Bithoor, a town in Kanpur.

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow
An Indo-US project has spurred Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur to develop a web-based system to monitor the “health” of the Ganga.

The project has been jointly sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, and Indo-US Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF).

The low-cost, multi-parameter, water quality monitor named Niracara Svayamsasita Vedh Shala (NSVS) consists an array of sensors and auto sampler on a stationary platform, which is semi-submersible, all-weather, robust and perfectly stable.

The “Aquatic Autono­mous Observatory” would enable in situ monitoring, real-time data transmission and web-based visualisation of Ganga, IIT Kanpur said on Friday.

The project has been

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