The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC), under Ministry of Science & Technology, has entered into an agreement with a Bhopal based company for commercialisation of "test kit for microbiological quality of drinking water".
The kit has been developed byDefence Research and Development Establishment (DRDE), Gwalior, DRDO, Ministry of Defence.
The company plans to take this technology across the country through a network of dealers.
The kit has been licensed to more than 20 companies in India so far and is useful to ascertain the quality of drinking water especially in developing countries.
The kit is used for detection of Hydrogen Sulfide producing organism in drinking water, which are present along with coliforms bacteria.
Waterborne diseases like typhoid, cholera,diarrhoeaand jaundice are caused by pollutedwater supply.
"It is an inexpensive, reliable and convenient method of testing in field conditions and is approved by World Health Organization (WHO).
The initiative of NRDC aids the Make in India Mission of the Government of India," said a statement from the Ministry of Science and Technology.
The formal license agreement was signed by Chairman and Managing Director, NRDC Dr H Purushotham, and General Manager, Ramashree Chemicals Pvt Ltd V K Joshi.
