IIT Delhi hoists 108 feet tall national flag on campus

In order to come up with best possible fabric design and structure for the monumental national flags to suit India’s diverse climatic and geographical conditions, SWATRIC collaborated with the Flag Foundation of India (FFI) in 2021.

IIT Delhi hoists 108 feet tall national flag on campus

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi) has hoisted a 108 feet tall national flag on its campus on Saturday, May 7. The monumental flag was hoisted by Chief Guest Naveen Jindal, Founder, Flag Foundation of India and Chairman, Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) in the presence of the Institute's senior functionaries, employees. Students of Kendriya Vidyalaya were also present during the ceremony.

The institute shared about the monumental ceremony on its official Facebook page. It informed that the IIT Delhi startup SWATRIC has engineered the fabric material and design of the flag. "SWATRIC has been successful in improving the strength and seam quality, and making the flag weight lighter by 30%," said Professor Bipin Kumar, Textile and Fibre Engineering Dept., IIT Delhi and mentor, SWATRIC.

“SWATRIC has designed several advanced fabric structures for the monumental National Flags, Tiranga. The Flag Foundation of India has installed monumental flags at various locations in the country using the advanced flag fabric developed by SWATRIC. These flags are under observation for their durability,” the post reads.

In order to come up with best possible fabric design and structure for the monumental national flags to suit India’s diverse climatic and geographical conditions, SWATRIC collaborated with the Flag Foundation of India (FFI) in 2021.

Using the IIT Delhi start-up's advanced fabric, the Flag Foundation of India (FFI) had installed two different prototypes of the national flag, one in Delhi and another one in Ladakh.

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