TNPSC Thervupettagam

Portable cold storage device

November 13 , 2018 2204 days 882 0
  • The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) has developed a portable solar-powered cold storage device for storing vegetables, fruits, etc.
  • It has a capacity of 500 kg and it will help farmers to store their produce for sufficient time.
  • The first unit of the device has been deployed at a farm in Madurantakam in Kancheepuram district, near Chennai.
  • It has the storage facility with temperature in the range of 4 to 10 degree Celsius.
  • The project was funded by the Department of Science and Technology (Ministry of Science and Technology) and IIT-M.

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