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Title: Growing Water: 31st Street Eco-Boulevard and IIT Pavilion Prototype (Semester Unknown) IPRO 322: Growing Water IPRO 322 Project Plan F08
Creator: Beissinger, Daniel, Boder, Matthew, Booher, Steven, Bryant, Kristin, Guzek, Ewa, Horabik, David, Klusek, Natalia, Kochanek, Malgorzata, Mccarthy, Michael, Mejsak, Marcin, Oblenida, Ryan, Slota, Carolina, Veneziano, Marco
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: 1048 million gallons of water is used in Chicago everyday. Chicago replenishes almost none of it. Although there is no water shortage...
Show more1048 million gallons of water is used in Chicago everyday. Chicago replenishes almost none of it. Although there is no water shortage currently, many believe that water will be to the next century what oil is to this century: a huge commodity. Twenty percent of the world's potable water is contained in the Great Lakes. In order to be responsible consumers of this natural resource, Chicago is looking into different plans to return water to Lake Michigan. The purpose of Growing Water IPRO is to create a prototype of an Eco-boulevard on the IIT campus that will serve as an example of practices that could be implemented across the Chicago-land area to manage and naturally purify storm water and sewage water so it can be reintroduced to Lake Michigan. These Eco-boulevards will also serve as educational facilities to inform the community about the growing scarcity of water and how to conserve this precious resource.
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Title: Large Scale Structure (Semester Unknown) IPRO 315: Large Scale Structure IPRO 315 MidTerm Presentation F08
Creator: Aduroja, Oluwasesan, Aguilar, Fabian, Althoff, Sarah, Aubry, Curtis, Chock, Chris, Dewi, Fransisca, Dlugosz, Anna, Douglas, Carlie, Olson, Sarah, Rodgers, Lucas, Stroot, Jaimi, Aguirre, Arturo, Antonio, Christopher, Cantone, Kyle, Chong, Hon-kyu, Forneris, Craig, Freund, Ryan, Khan, Qudsia, Laschiazza, Elizabeth, Muresan, Lucian, Rus, Bogdan, Scully, Dawveed, Steffen, Trent, Stenson, Amanda, Urdiales, Miguel, Yeung, Helen
Date: 2008, 2008-12
Description: The intent of the IPRO 315 is to design a large-scale structure. The focus of this IPRO is structural analysis. The advisors of this group...
Show moreThe intent of the IPRO 315 is to design a large-scale structure. The focus of this IPRO is structural analysis. The advisors of this group thought it would be even more interested if IPRO 335 and IPRO 315 would mesh together to create a large green structure. The intent of IPRO 335 is to design a “green” and innovative building using the skills and input of students studying different majors at Illinois Institute of Technology. Our team has decided to design a replacement apartment building for Gunsaulus Hall on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus. Innovative technologies and practices will be researched and employed to design a “green” building. The decision to design a building for the IIT campus came about because it is an area that all of the team members could relate to and have a more realistic grasp on the project. For the remainder of the semester the two groups are planning on coordinating with each other on each step of the design process.
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Title: Delta Shelter (sequence unknown), IPRO 311 - Deliverables
Creator: Schug, Timothy, Bradley, Joshua, Cahan, Noah, Dobbin, Dan, Hallenbeck, Jeff, Jordan, Davyd, Strandquist, Brad, Dohm, Jacob, Hoffman, Kent, Lee, Woong-kyo, Waisath, Nathan
Date: 2009-12
Description: The Delta Tau Delta fraternity wants to make their current house as energy efficient and green as possible. The team will look at all aspects...
Show moreThe Delta Tau Delta fraternity wants to make their current house as energy efficient and green as possible. The team will look at all aspects of the DTD house and their operations to create a more energy efficient fraternity. During the term, the team will consider possible alternatives to many issues including but not limited to: mechanical heating system, building envelope, thermal properties of buildings perimeter, roofing materials, air infiltration, ventilation, and occupancy trends.
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Title: Synthetic Biology: Engineering a Novel Organism (semester?), IPRO 302: Synthetic Biology IPRO 302 IPRO Day Presentation Sp07
Creator: Sandulescu, Corina, Ruszczak, Christopher, Ervin, Natalia, Lim, Soo, Heller, Matthew, Kisiel, Greggory, Sharma, Shubhi, Vasireddi, Sunil, Lin, Jeffrey, Ingvoldstad, Bennett, Carlton, Kyle, Sobczck, Karol
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: Synthetic biology is a relatively new approach to genetic research where the focus is to build a simple genetic system with known processes...
Show moreSynthetic biology is a relatively new approach to genetic research where the focus is to build a simple genetic system with known processes and test it in a biological setting. This is in contrast to the reductionist approach where a complex pre-existing biological system is analyzed in an attempt to discover the purpose of each of the parts. In this IPRO, a very simple genetic system is being designed, built, and tested in a biological setting. Previous semesters have already accomplished such in bacteria. This semester's focus will be on building the system designed last semester and inserting it into an eukaryotic organism; the zebrafish. The main purpose of this IPRO is to advance the knowledge of biological systems and their manipulation. This is being done through the design and creation of a simple, but novel, genetic circuit, and the introduction of this circuit into an organism to observe its properties in vivo. In order to accomplish this goal, we have split up into 4 different sub-teams: Fish, Math Modeling, Futures and Design, and Construction
Deliverables for IPRO 302: Synthetic Biology: Engineering a Novel Organism for the Spring 2007 semester
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Title: Aiding Virtual Organization (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 353
Creator: Babel, Sebastian, Bennett, Casey, Dhewaju, Anusuya, Ann Gan, Kok, Jeong, Ah Reum, Heun Kim, Kee, Schweiger, James, Kang, Minsoo
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: The objective for IPRO 353 is to evaluate the business opportunities for iGroups. We will do this by drafting a business plan, which will be...
Show moreThe objective for IPRO 353 is to evaluate the business opportunities for iGroups. We will do this by drafting a business plan, which will be evaluated for feasibility and a final report will be issued, for suggestions as to the next steps the iGroups project should take. Included in the business plan and recommendation shall be: Description of iGroups Market data Financial data Projections for income, cash flow, sales Analysis of different business models for iGroups, and final recommendation.
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Title: Zero Energy Lab (Semester Unknown) IPRO 337: Zero Energy Lab IPRO 337 Final Presentation Sp08
Creator: Mayers, Chris, Sibley, Jonathan, Irishfrazin, Max, Wachniak, Anthony, Sirotzke, Daniel, Mathus, Daniel, Stachowiak, Kyle, Smith, Suni, Sadasivuni, Sandeep, Rojas, Brian, Gambrell, Jennifer, Bo, Loren, Palomo, Kaye, Patel, Kunal
Date: 2008, 2008-05
Description: The IPRO 337 team’s objectives for this semester is to make further progress in updating the top floor of Machinery Hall into a lab for future...
Show moreThe IPRO 337 team’s objectives for this semester is to make further progress in updating the top floor of Machinery Hall into a lab for future energy and lighting technology research and for the space itself to be able to be as sustainable as possible throughout research this semester. Since the end goal is a rather ambitious one, a more realistic goal is to have an energy plan for following IPRO’s to work off of and to have the space cleared so that the developed plan can be tested. The team hopes to generate willingness in its members to establish an environment conducive to team-oriented goals, as outlined in the objectives below. Successful completion of the goals presented here will require each participant to gain useful experience and knowledge regarding teamwork, inter-professional skills and specifically sustainable energy systems. For this fall semester, the team has set forth the following objectives:  Research office utilities that consume low amounts of energy, and investigate how to improve the efficiency of current utilities.  Research and test various energy efficient lighting solutions.  Research environmentally friendly floor, wall, and ceiling finishes along with necessary office furniture.  Develop a website to display the development progress of the Zero-Energy Lab and provide information regarding “green technology”  Clean and prepare the 6,000 ft2 space for future inhabitants.  Using the research, develop a program proposal for the Zero-Energy Lab.
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Title: Social Network Analysis for Pace Suburban Bus Stakeholders (semester?), IPRO 321: Pace Project IPRO 321 Abstract 2 Sp05
Creator: Hahn, Young Ae, Basu, Nivedita, Block, Nathaniel, Cechova, Lenka, Colbath, Geoff, Dronamraju, Rahul, Dulinskas, Alexis, Gajera, Rinku, Hart, Joseph, Patel, Griva, Piedra, Carmelina, Sabady, Stacie, Schubert, Hannah, Thongsomjit, Papinya, Vandermolen, Douglas
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: The Communication Design Workshop is an IPRO and is cross-listed with this main campus program. The sponsor is Pace, a successful and forward...
Show moreThe Communication Design Workshop is an IPRO and is cross-listed with this main campus program. The sponsor is Pace, a successful and forward looking suburban Chicago bus company serving a six county market the size of Rhode Island. The focus of the workshop is to identify factors that will help Pace retain riders. Retention is a significant issue as it has direct financial implications and Pace does not know why they lose riders. Communication issues may be part of the retention problem. Pace will share existing research with us — we will extend and supplement this work.
Sponsorship: Pace
Deliverables for IPRO 321: Social Network Analysis for Pace Suburban Bus Stakeholders for the Spring 2005 semester
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Title: Advanced Shipping Container Transportation System Solutions (semester?), IPRO 307: Advanced Shipping Container Transport IPRO 307 Midterm Report Sp07
Creator: Aguirre, Maria, Borschuk, Zachary, Grilley, Michael, Kohler, Jonathan, Patel, Axita, Roth, Nathaniel, Ruiz, Joanna, Russo, Benjamin, Sisay, Mary, Sotelo, Cesar, Truong, Josie, Zaatar, Yousef
Date: 2007-05, 2007-05
Description: The main objective of the IPRO 307 team in the Spring 2007 semester is to completely design a modern intermodal yard for the city of Gary,...
Show moreThe main objective of the IPRO 307 team in the Spring 2007 semester is to completely design a modern intermodal yard for the city of Gary, Indiana. It will be capable of handling the forecasted increase in container movement over the next decade while decreasing the demand placed on existing intermodal facilities in Chicago and northwest Indiana. Several intermediate goals must be met in order to accomplish this objective, which include:  Selecting the site and planning the physical layout of the Gary yard which maximizes efficiency and minimizes any negative effects on the surrounding areas,  Making recommendations concerning the appropriate number, size, and type of cranes capable of handling the predicted capacity, and  Developing a demonstration of software capable of tracking containers and trucks both within the yard and regionally
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Title: Integration of Process Improvement (sequence unknown), IPRO 304 - Deliverables
Creator: Bauer, Jessie, Bergeron, Tony, Campen, Matt, Gruchalski, Erik, Choi, Tae Ki, Marx, Ryan, Murti, Chaitanya, Robbins, Brian, Sohal, Atinder Pal, Stenson, Amanda, Taboada, Alejandro, Zhang, Bingjian
Date: 2009-12
Description: A. Finkl and Sons require an effective way of detecting carbide inserts on the steel milling machine. These inserts break off due to stress...
Show moreA. Finkl and Sons require an effective way of detecting carbide inserts on the steel milling machine. These inserts break off due to stress and shape of metal and need to be replaced immediately to avoid further damage to the machine and the steel to be milled.
Sponsorship: A. Finkl and Sona
Deliverables for IPRO 304: Integration of Process Improvements for the fall 2009 semester.
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Title: Design & Build Chicago Scale Model for Dynamic Disaster Simulation (Semester Unknown) IPRO 317: Design and Build Chicago Scale Model for Dynamic Disaster Simulation IPRO 317 Project Plan Su08
Creator: Balkany, Graham, Claxton, Matt, Correa, Jessica, Flores, Emmanuel, Hernandez, Yvonne, Kim, Jichul, Lebron, Chance, Leong, Erick, O’brien, Daniel, Martinez, Oscar, Robledo, Ruben, Rus, Bogdan, Russeva, Diyanna, Seo, Andrew, Sun, Meng
Date: 2008, 2008-07
Description: This is the second phase of this project as a continuation of Spring 2008 IPRO 317 and will have a focus for Summer 2008 on the computer...
Show moreThis is the second phase of this project as a continuation of Spring 2008 IPRO 317 and will have a focus for Summer 2008 on the computer program, the user interface, as well as completion of the first geographic area of the scale model. The objective of this project is to design and construct a 3-D scale model for the first portion of downtown Chicago (downtown Chicago has been subdivided into 6 portions). The model will be used to simulate and test the effectiveness of fire defense strategies to address fire or other catastrophes related to public health and safety. This model will include streets, buildings and detailed information that help the Chicago Fire Department in planning interventions, considering various scenarios and case studies. The model is being built in phases, with the overall design incorporating a sophisticated, computer-driven illumination scheme built within the model base. The model thus will be able to display animated scenarios of virtually any depth and focus, by means of time-varying color and brightness. CAD Computer-generated images and laser-cutting methods are the main techniques used to design and build the model, but hand craftsmanship is also necessary. The completed model will be fully modular, designed to transport easily to various facilities. The usefulness of the model thus will extend to many needs of the Chicago Fire Department and City of Chicago, as an educational tool within the department and for community outreach. Possible additional uses for the model will be wind tunnel measurement of pressure distributions to inform building design and City infrastructure needs, as well as the study of urban microclimates and the impact on building energy demand. There is also the potential for this model and its design approach to inform the development of scale models to depict the venues associated with the proposed 2016 Olympics along the Chicago lakefront. This project will include: (1) Identification of the scale, materials, technologies, and strategies for construction; (2) Physical mapping and computer modeling of the downtown built environment; (3) Design of the physical model and computer/electronic components; and (4) Construction of a reduced-area mock-up for final review and approval by the City of Chicago.
Sponsorship: Chicago Fire Department
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Title: CMOS POLAR DIGITAL POWER AMPLIFIER FOR HIGH DATA RATE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
Creator: Zhu, Qiuyao
Date: 2016, 2016-12
Description: Power amplifier (PA) is the most important circuit block in an RF transmitter. It typically consumes more than 80% of the power taken by the...
Show morePower amplifier (PA) is the most important circuit block in an RF transmitter. It typically consumes more than 80% of the power taken by the entire transmitter. Therefore, a highly efficient PA is the key to a successful RF front-end system. The polar transmitter architecture is studied herein in order to take advantage of the highly efficient switching-mode PA. However, due to the large expanded bandwidth from the nonlinear IQ to polar conversion and the sensitive amplitude/phase delay impairment, hardly any reported polar design is able to transmit high data rate wireless communication signals. In this work, an extensive research on the digital polar transmitter system for high data rate signals is presented. An integrated CMOS digital power am- plifier (DPA) design is demonstrated afterwards. This DPA consists of 9-bit fully thermometer-coded uniform cells to achieve high linearity for wide bandwidth OFDM signals. By analyzing the amplitude and phase paths impairment, which will cause both in-band and out-of-band distortions, a 960 MHz digital delay tuner is designed for precise amplitude and phase alignment. Furthermore, two digital pre-distortion algorithms for DPA are implemented and compared. Importantly, an on-chip DC- DC converter is included for direct battery connection and power control. A boosted cascode gate bias improves PA efficiency at the low power region. The proposed design is fabricated using a 55 nm RF CMOS technology. The DPA with several peripheral blocks occupies only 0.63 mm2 active silicon area. This DPA including the digital AM filtering achieves a peak output power of +21.9 dBm with 41% efficiency. It achieves EVM of 2.9% with 20 MHz IEEE 802.11ac compliance of 256-QAM OFDM signals, and also achieves EVM of 4.5% (CC0) / 4.8% (CC1) with 2 x 20 MHz 3GPP LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation compliance of 64-QAM OFDM signals. This highly linear DPA has demonstrated high flexibility, high efficiency, and small area. To the author's knowledge, this is the first reported DPA that meets either the linearity requirements of 256-QAM OFDM signals or the signal bandwidth of 40 MHz, paving the path for wideband high data rate wireless applications using digital polar architecture. At the same time, aiming at a higher average efficiency, a two-level class- G supply modulator is investigated to dynamically switch the DPA VDD. It has successfully demonstrated an average efficiency of 34.6% for this class-G modulated DPA in a complete circuit simulation using the IEEE 802.11b signal.
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, December 2016
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Title: Method of Making Fluorinated Compounds
Creator: Feng, Paul Y.
Date: 1963-03-12
Description: Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent

Title: Ethanol Ultra-Light Aircraft (Fall 2002) IPRO 317
Creator: Dussault, Sulan, Karachorlu, Berj, Beita, Raphael, Talwar, Atul, Srinivasan, Bhuvana, Gajjar, Nekheel, Caranto, Jonathan, Miyumo, Martin, Gurung, Sunil, Laub, Christine, Underwood, Matt, Guzman, Miguel
Date: 2003, 2003-12
Description: Students will continue the work of previous IPRO teams to convert a Quicksilver MXII ultralight airplane to run on E85 fuel (85% ethanol, 15%...
Show moreStudents will continue the work of previous IPRO teams to convert a Quicksilver MXII ultralight airplane to run on E85 fuel (85% ethanol, 15% gasoline). This is technically challenging because the plane uses a 2-stroke Rotax 503 engine, where the oil must be mixed in with the fuel. After the conversion, the plane will be flight-tested. In the mean time, the plane can be flown by students to enjoy the experience of flying a personal-type aircraft. In addition to the technical aspects, the project involves developing and maintaining relationships with sponsors, public relations, and a study of the potential for ethanol in the ultralight aircraft market. This project may eventually lead to the creation of a student organization responsible for maintaining and flying the ultralight aircraft.
Sponsorship: Cushing Air Field, Brandon Klein, Larry Garick
Project Plan for IPRO 317: Ethanol Ultra-Light Aircraft for the Fall 2002 semester
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Title: Subharmonic Noise Reduction Circuit
Creator: Chu, Federico
Date: 2009-05-11, 1992-08-25
Description: A subharmonic noise reduction circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal. The circuit has a first differential amplifier with a...
Show moreA subharmonic noise reduction circuit having an input terminal and an output terminal. The circuit has a first differential amplifier with a first non-inverting input, a first inverting input and a first output. The overall circuit input terminal is connected to the first non-inverting input. A low-pass filter is connected between the first output and the first inverting input. A second differential amplifier has a second non-inverting input, a second inverting input and a second output. The second output is connected to the overall circuit output terminal. A first resistor is connected between the second output and the second inverting input. A second resistor is connected between the first non-inverting input and the second non-inverting input. The circuit operates at unity gain of the DC voltage component and thus the DC output voltage follows the DC input voltage.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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Title: Laboratory Notebook 108
Creator: Zhang, Zhe, Burton-freeman, Britt
Date: 2010-03-05T16:11:19Z
Description: This laboratory notebook relates to the " Thermal Inactivation of Ricin in phosphate buffer system and orange juice" project with Britt Burton...
Show moreThis laboratory notebook relates to the " Thermal Inactivation of Ricin in phosphate buffer system and orange juice" project with Britt Burton-Freeman as the Principle Investigator.
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Title: Process for Preparation of Hemoglobin Multiple Emulsions
Creator: Beissinger, Richard L., Wasan, Darsh T., Sehgal, Lakshman, Rosen, Arthur L.
Date: 2009-05-11, 1993-06-08
Description: A process is provided wherein hemoglobin, a fragile material, is formulated into high hemoglobin content water-in-oil-in-water multiple...
Show moreA process is provided wherein hemoglobin, a fragile material, is formulated into high hemoglobin content water-in-oil-in-water multiple emulsion while maintaining high yields and high oxygen exchange activity. A multiple emulsion of aqueous oxygen carrying material in oil in outer aqueous phase is suitable for provision of oxygen for oxygen transfer processes. A hemoglobin multiple emulsion in physiologically compatible oil in an outer aqueous saline solution is provided in sufficiently small droplet size to provide oxygen flow through blood vessels to desired body tissues or organs thereby providing a blood substitute.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
Sponsorship: Northfield Laboratories, Inc.
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Title: Kalleidos (Spring 2011) IPRO 303: KalleidosIPRO303FinalReportSp11_redacted
Creator: Rakauskaite, Ausrine, Siver, Ben, Pyrkh, Hanna, Kovacs, Hilary, Jewell, John, Jin, Keojin, Arroyo, Marcos, Michael, Mark, Koto, Melanie, Curran, Morgan, Kushaare, Rishi, Ri, Sujin, Liu, Xiaochen
Date: 2011, 2011-05
Description: “Over the last few years there has been an explosion of different websites that allow average person to contribute different content such as...
Show more“Over the last few years there has been an explosion of different websites that allow average person to contribute different content such as pictures, comments, stories and reviews about places around them. While there are many companies that focus on aggregating such data into common stream - complexity of interpreting such data in a meaningful actionable way remains a challenge for many companies including NAVTEQ.” [Appendix B]  Identify new content from real time feeds which include 1. Points of Interest and their attribution (e.g. Hours of Operation, Languages Spoken at locale, etc…) 2. Any associated content (e.g. events, relationships to other Points of Interest (e.g. same owner, etc…)  Create visualizations based on this content - some basic examples could include 1. Hot/Not So Hot real estate areas (new construction, sales) based on agent and broker social media updates 2. High/Low crime areas based on social media stream 3. Hot/Not city zones based on number of people tweeting/updating Facebook/checking in/etc… in certain areas, parties, POIs.
Sponsorship: NAVTEQ
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Title: Development of a Portable Method for Preparing Previously Frozen Red Blood Cells for transfusion (semester?), IPRO 304C
Creator: Baetz, Eric, Johnson, Derek, Resurreccion, Karen, Tullman, Jennifer, Bir, Sumar, Hmadouch, Ahlam, Dexter, Brogan, Olmos, Oscar, Ravuri, Ventata, Awosika, Clara, Palmer, David, Sutalo, Joseph
Date: 2005-05, 2005-05
Description: The objective of this project is to develop a system for washing multiple units of red blood cells (RBCs) to be used in an emergency situation...
Show moreThe objective of this project is to develop a system for washing multiple units of red blood cells (RBCs) to be used in an emergency situation. The major aspects of this system to be controlled will be: portability, minimum wash solution, minimum bio-waste, automation, and compliance with the standards necessary for transfusion. The goal of this project is to develop a theoretical design for a working system by the end of this semester.
Deliverables for IPRO 304C: Development of a Portable Method for Preparing Previously Frozen Red Blood Cells for transfusion for the Spring 2005 semester
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Title: Affordable and Sustainable Water Solution for Under-Privileged Communities In India (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 355: AcaraChallengeEnPRO355PosterSp10
Creator: Xufeng, Miao, Rojo, Beitia David, Dias, Diego, Swingler, Mark, Shah, Pranay, Mbaegbu, Amaka, Choi, Tae
Date: 2010, 2010-05
Description: India’s huge and growing population is putting severe strain on all of the country’s natural resources. Most water sources are used on a...
Show moreIndia’s huge and growing population is putting severe strain on all of the country’s natural resources. Most water sources are used on a domestic, industrial and agricultural basis. The quality of the water used is presumed to be the major problem that the people face, but the real problem is the quantity of water supplied. Quite a few organizations have been engaged with supplying drinking water to the community, but still not enough to address the needs of all the different sectors of the community, especially irrigation. In order to increase the availability of water to the people, it is necessary that the people have alternative means of supply of water, and a strong sense of the value of water.
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