CSIR develops affordable Water Disinfection System

Question:Consider the following statement/s regarding “Oneer^TM”:

It is a useful system for treatment of water and killing almost all disease-causing
It is developed by CSIR-IITR, Lucknow in collaboration with BARC.

Of the above which is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both
(d)None of the above
Answer:(a)

Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research, Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Lucknow has developed an innovative technology for “drinking water disinfection system” with the trademark “OneerTM”.
It is useful for the continuous treatment of water and eliminates all disease-causing pathogens such as a virus, fungi, protozoa, and cyst to provide safe drinking water to domestic use as per international standards for potable water (BIS, WHO).
“The technology will be helpful especially for rural people since it can be solar powered and this development is in line with the ‘Make in India’ Mission”,said by minister of science and technology.
The Community-level model is of 450 LPH capacities which can be scaled up to 5000 to 1 lakh Ltr/day and is also maintenance and membrane fre This will provide safe water at 2paise/ litre.
According to the World Health Organization, “access to safe drinking water is essential to health, a basic human right and a component of effective policy for health protection”.

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research:

CSIR is premier research institute of India. It is headed by the prime minister of India. Dr Harsh Vardhan Singh is Vice-president of the CSIR.
IITR is a leading research institute doing research in toxicology, working under CSIR.

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CSIR develops affordable Water Disinfection System “OneerTM”