The “One Week One Lab”, an extended nationwide campaign of CSIR to showcase the technological breakthroughs and innovations of CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar was inaugurated by Director General CSIR and Secretary, DSIR Dr N Kalaiselvi in presence of Principal Secretary, Industries Department Hemant Sharma and Director, CSIR-IMMT Bhubaneswar Prof (Dr) S Basu.
Dr Kalaiselvi visited the CRTDH and Design and Project Engineering Slurry Pilot Plant, mineral processing pilot plant, Advanced Material Technology Department and Centre for Waste Utilisation and Hydro and Electrometallurgy Department and Sea Bed Mineral Pilot Plant along with the officials of the respective departments.
“Today we are happy to announce the launch of CSIR’s One Week, One Lab Campaign: it is the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)’s campaign for opportunities through deep tech Start-ups ventures,” Dr Kalaiselvi said.
“Our Industry Department and the MSME Department work closely with CSIR-IMMT for developing a metal, mineral and industry ecosystem in Odisha. I promise to extend all support to CSIR- IMMT for the great works,” said Industry secretary Sharma.
Speaking about the initiative Prof (Dr.) S Basu said, “Through the curtain raiser programme, we are reaching out to technocrats, industrialists and general public.” A MoU was signed between the IMMT Bhubaneswar, VCMD and APMD, Government of Andra Pradesh.