To end all kind of fire mishaps caused by liquefied petroleum gas (lPG), Bangalore-based researcher BG Raghavendra Rao of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) launched a product ‘Rakshak Gas Guard’ here on Friday.
After 12 years of effort, including three years at IISc, Rao succeeded in designing the product. He also holds the nation-wide patent for the product. The device not only provides safety but saves gas at the same time, Rao said, adding that the equipment is available at a cheaper price to make it affordable for the common man.Rakshak Gas Guard has been named by two visionary bothers, Praveen Kumar and Kumar Nayak, directors of the product’s company Relon.