IIT Delhi startup develops advanced fabric for monumental National Flags, prototypes installed in Delhi and Ladakh

IIT Delhi startup SWATRIC has developed several advanced fabric structures for monumental National Flags that increase the strength. Prototypes of such monumental national flags have been installed in Delhi and Ladakh.

IIT Delhi startup SWATRIC has designed several advanced fabric structures for the monumental National Flags or Tiranga. At the lab scale, the researchers have successfully improved the strength of the fabric by 100%.

Last year, SWATRIC and the Flag Foundation of India (FFI) had joined hands with an aim to filter the best possible fabric design and structure for the monumental national flags to suit India’s diverse climatic and geographical conditions.

Using the advanced fabric being developed by IIT Delhi startup, the FFI has already installed two different prototypes of the monumental National Flag on the field -- one in Delhi and another one in Ladakh.

“The aim is to make the monumental flag material durable for extreme weather conditions without being too heavy. Next month, we are also sending 10 different prototypes to different locations in the country for installation,” said Prof. Bipin Kumar, Textile and Fibre Engineering Dept, IIT Delhi, and Mentor, SWATRIC.

“So far, our research is at prototyping stage, the exact durability of the flag will be known in the next few months,” he badded.

IIT Delhi is also in the process of installing a monumental National Flag on its campus. The project is expected to complete by March 2022.

Naveen Jindal, Founder, Flag Foundation of India and Chairman, Jindal Steel & Power limited (JSPL) and IIT Delhi alumni have come forward to contribute to the project.