Dr. S. Vishali, Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, and Dr. S. Samdavid, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, won the Third prize in the State-level Enviro Solvers Hackathon under the theme “Water Saved,” conducted by Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board on the eve of World Environmental Day 2023. The Hon’ble Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Government of Tamil Nadu, Thiru. Siva. V. Meyyanathan and Ms. Supriya Sahu I.A.S., Additional Chief Secretary Environment Climate Change, Government of Tamil Nadu presented Rupees One Lakh as a cash prize on 06.06.2023.

The Hackathon is open to all categories of participants, viz., MSMEs and Startups. Among the 600+ applications, 196 were identified to provide solutions for the theme, from which the top 15 were invited for presentation.

The presentation was on “GREY WATER TREATMENT SUBUNIT IN WASHING MACHINES: A HYBRID APPROACH TOWARD WATER MANAGEMENT,” which was truly appreciated by the panel members and the audience. The solution proposed by them will reduce the demand for fresh water to a greater level.