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annual report 2010-11various aspects <strong>of</strong> the textile technologywith a view to improving the quality <strong>of</strong>fabrics, reducing cost and bringing aboutbetter utilization <strong>of</strong> raw materials. Theprojects undertaken were <strong>of</strong> considerableimportance and the studies made by theAssociation have substantially helped toimprove the quality and productivity <strong>of</strong> thetextile industry.During the period 2010-11, MANTRA hascompleted the following sponsored R&Dprojects:-●●●Development <strong>of</strong> a commercial qualitygreenhouse shade cloth for low costpoly-house for controlled cropproduction (Sanctioned in 2008).Application <strong>of</strong> suitable cost effectivetechnology for reuse <strong>of</strong> water jeteffluent (Sanctioned in 2008).Smart fabric/garment products withsmart colours for security labeling(Sanctioned in 2008).During the period under review, followingnew projects were also sanctioned by the<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Textiles</strong>, Government <strong>of</strong> India.●●●●●●Polyactic Acid Fibres in technicaltextile applications for packaging anddisposable food container products.Development <strong>of</strong> cost effective filterfabrics suitable for bag filters.Development <strong>of</strong> enzymatic techniquefor weight reduction <strong>of</strong> polyester.Development <strong>of</strong> fabrics made fromPTT yarn and to optimize processingparameters to use in apparel sectorincluding cost effectiveness.Development <strong>of</strong> eco-friendly recyclable/bio-degradablevalue addedtechnical textiles from banana yarns.Development <strong>of</strong> multi-layer fabricsfor sportswear.●●●●Application <strong>of</strong> nano technology fordelustering <strong>of</strong> bright polyester fabricvarieties.Development <strong>of</strong> Banana fabricsuitable for extreme cold weathercondition by Plasma Technology.Development <strong>of</strong> laminated productsfor inflatables.Development <strong>of</strong> coagulation treatmentusing modified bentonite and recycleand reuse <strong>of</strong> effluents in textileprocessing.MANTRA has developed a stain removerproduct based on the outcome <strong>of</strong> 'CTCproject' completed recently. MANTRA isactively considering to commercialize thisproduct through suitable agency. In thisconnection MANTRA has also approachedGTZ-PROKLIMA, the implementingagency appointed by Govt. <strong>of</strong> India forphasing out CTC from textile and metalsectors. They have asked for samples <strong>of</strong>MANTRA product. The agency isevaluating the product developed byMANTRA. They will publish the detail <strong>of</strong>MANTRA product on their website afterrequired testing, etc. MANTRA has alsodeveloped a cost effective technology forreuse <strong>of</strong> water-jet effluent and to reduceenvironmental pollution. The technologyis specially suitable for small scaleweavers.During the F.Y.2010-11, 145 samplesfrom industry were tested in EcoLaboratory till 31.12.10 and about 165samples will be tested during F.Y. 2010-11. During the financial year 2010-11,MANTRA continued to perform well asEnvironmental Auditor for Schedule-Iindustries. For the year 2010 (January toDecember), MANTRA has conductedEnvironmental Audit <strong>of</strong> 10 units generatedincome to the extent <strong>of</strong> Rs.4.50 lakhs. Inthe Analytical Instruments laboratory,which has a number <strong>of</strong> sophisticatedinstruments, 75 samples were tested till211
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