The gadget developed by students of the mechanical engineering department of the IIT Delhi can sort mails according to its size and put them in order.
NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here has developed a low-cost, hi-tech 'mail sorter' that could improve the Indian Postal Department's mail delivery system.
The gadget developed by students of the mechanical engineering department of the IIT Delhi can sort mails according to its size and put them in order. The project has cost the department just Rs.10,000.
"It takes a lot of time and effort to sort hundreds of thousands of the jumbled mails, which subsequently makes the Indian postal delivery system sluggish. Our effort is to help the department by providing them a better option," said Sunil Kale, a senior professor of the department.
The machine in its present form has a hand-held turbine that will vibrate the jumbled mails kept in an attached metal box and push them towards a slope made of tin. It has three stocks - to sort postcards in the first, inland letters in the next and finally all envelops in the third stock.
"The Postal Department had asked us a long time ago to develop a low-cost machine suitable for Indian conditions. We are going to invite them now for a demonstration.”
"The machine can work easily in most conditions without getting affected by the low-quality papers used for postcards, inland letters and envelopes," Kale said.
While no any electronic device was attached to the machine given at the power shortage in rural regions, the machine could be upgraded with that option, too, if the postal department demands so.
The students involved in the project said the machine could reduce the time consumption and improve efficiency levels of post offices, especially in the rural regions.
"The machine would prove to be a boon for the post peon if the postal department adopts it. The job that takes 10 hours can be done in a couple of hours. It will speed up mail delivery in India," said Sandeep Jain, a student.
"The mail that sometimes takes five days to reach its destination can now be delivered much earlier," Kale added.
The professor added his team was working on the machine to make it sort various categories of mail in such a way that all bear destination addresses on the same side. "That will help stamping of letters easier."
Kale said that they would subsequently patent the product and prefer to have an external agency coming forward to produce and market it.
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