R ARIVANANTHAM
CHENNAI, MAY 19
Union Railway, Communications, Electronics & Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday visited the IIT Madras campus and witnessed the demonstration of Avishkar Hyperloop Project developed by the students at the New Academy Complex.
In a historic development for the #IndianHyperloop, Hon'ble Union Railway Minister announced support for our 500m Hyperloop Vacuum Tube project.
A center for excellence is to be setup at @iitmadras to accelerate indigenous Hyperloop development. pic.twitter.com/5NeuuWE9KL
— Avishkar Hyperloop (@avishkar_loop) May 19, 2022
— Southern Railway (@GMSRailway) May 19, 2022
The minister also witnessed the 5G Test Bed demonstration at the Research park and later inspected the IIT-M Incubation Cell, which is India’s leading Deep-tech Startup hub.
"In addition to the 71 members, I, as the 72nd member of the team am happy to announce that the @RailMinIndia has sanctioned funds for the Hyperloop Vacuum Tube project", Hon'ble Union Railway Minister.
Great honor for the team and a milestone for the #IndianHyperloop dream. https://t.co/EqOVUvkZy0
— Avishkar Hyperloop (@avishkar_loop) May 19, 2022
Ministry of Railways has approved a sum of Rs. 8.34 Crore collaborative project on Hyperloop Technology with IIT Madras.
Ministry of Railways has approved the research proposal submitted by IIT Madras for collaborative working with Indian Railways for indigenous development and validation of Hyperloop technology based transportation system and its subsystems and setting-up of a Centre of Excellence for Hyperloop Technology at IIT Madras at a total estimated cost of Rs 8.34 Crores. Hyperloop is the 5th mode of transportation, a high-speed train that travels in a near-vacuum tube. The reduced air resistance allows the capsule inside the tube to reach the speed of over 1000 km/h.
A team of students from Indian Institute of Technology, Team Avishkar Hyperloop is working on emerging domain of Hyperloop-based transportation solutions for futuristic commuting experience. The Hyperloop model proposed by Team Avishkar can achieve a top speed of over 1,200 kilometres per hour. It is completely autonomous, safe, and clean. Team Avishkar is aiming to build the world’s largest student-developed Hyperloop testing facility at IIT Madras and is hoping to complete the construction of this 500-metre long Hyperloop facility by the end of this year. This facility will be constructed at Discovery Campus, the Satellite campus of IIT Madras located about 35 km away from the main campus.
Aatmanirbhar 5G 🇮🇳
Successfully tested 5G call at IIT Madras. Entire end to end network is designed and developed in India. pic.twitter.com/FGdzkD4LN0
— Ashwini Vaishnaw (मोदी का परिवार) (@AshwiniVaishnaw) May 19, 2022
Later, the minister addressed the media and answered the queries posed by the reporters.
