Press Release

IIT Delhi start up SWATRIC has designed several advanced fabric structures for the monumental National Flags, 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 start up, 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. So far, our research is at prototyping stage, the exact durability of the flag will be known in the next few months,” said Prof. Bipin Kumar, Textile and Fibre Engineering Dept., IIT Delhi & Mentor, SWATRIC.

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.