IITKanpur Environmental Sustainability Solutions

The rapid pace of urban development and the emerging challenges have resulted in Sustainability Metrics taking precedence over every other development indicator. Geo Climate Risk Solutions (GCRS), a company specialized in the realm of environment risk evaluation and sustainability, has joined hands with IIT Kanpur to provide geoinformatics based long term solutions for achieving Global Sustainable Development Goals. The founder and CEO of the company, Prasad Babu, is an alumnus of IIT Kanpur. The collaboration between GCRS and IITK will strengthen the company’s environmental risk and sustainability analytics platforms developed for critical infrastructures such as cross-country hydrocarbon pipeline sand water supply pipelines, natural water bodies, canals, national highways, railways and strategic infrastructure establishments. The company also plans to undertake joint R&D projects in areas of natural resources conservation, restoration, environmental sustainability, and waste management solutions. With GAIL (India) Ltd as an investing partner, GCRS is valued at Rs 20 crores. GCRS has also signed an MoU with the highly renowned National Water Company of Israel, Mekorotto work together in the water sector.