Yesterday at BIS at CIT campus in Taramani, SRL and Science Park were inaugurated!!
On Friday, 4th October 2024, at BIS or Bureau of Indian Standards at CIT campus in Taramani in Chennai, an advanced southern regional laboratory or SRL and a science park were inaugurated. This caught the attention of many. The buildings were inaugurated by Dr. Pramod Kumar Tiwari who is the Director General of BIS.
It is noteworthy that the southern regional lab or SRL has enhanced facilities for 5 testing sections of the lab and these include chemical, mechanical, electrical, microbiological and referral assay lab. Point is that the sections have got the best available facilities. There are analytical instruments designed for the highest quality and safety standards for consumer products. The laboratory plays a huge role in ensuring safety to the customers and this was mentioned by Dr Pramod Kumar.
By means of the advanced equipment in the lab, comprehensive testing of everyday products such as packaged drinking water, household cable wires, gold and silver, domestic pressure cookers, LPG cylinders, TMT bars, steel products, plastic pipes, cement etc.
To create test facilities for various products under QCOs or quality control orders issued by the Indian government in the interest of consumer safety, SRL is undergoing continuous upgradation.
What will the science park do?
It is learnt that a science park would provide interactive exhibits and lessons on basic principles of science and technology in a healthy open air natural environment. The students would be able to explore and comprehend the concepts on their own and for this the models have been made simple.
Information gathered is that the demonstration of specific scientific principles and making learning fun was considered by BIS and the equipment were selected for that. The main aim of the models and equipment is to understand basic scientific concepts.
