Gandhinagar, July 2 -- Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) is going to augment its efforts in Fire Safety Engineering by establishing a new fire testing lab and undertaking multiple scholarly activities to boost research and development in the area of fire safety in the country.

Shri Mukesh Shah, Managing Partner in the Ahmedabad-based Shah Bhogilal Jethalal & Bros (AAAG India), one of India's leading fire fighting equipment manufacturers, has provided generous support for this cause. In appreciation of his gesture, the Institute will name its new fire-testing research lab as the 'Shah Bhogilal Jethalal Laboratory for Passive Fire System Testing', in memory of Shri Mukesh Shah's grandfather and founder of the Shah Bhogilal...