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UTIF, Villgro Launch TN-CIRCLE to Boost Waste & Water Innovations in Tamil Nadu
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News18•21-09-2026, 19:45
UTIF, Villgro Launch TN-CIRCLE to Boost Waste & Water Innovations in Tamil Nadu
- •The University of Toronto India Foundation (UTIF) and Villgro Innovations Foundation launched TN-CIRCLE, an 18-month program.
- •TN-CIRCLE aims to support six waste and used-water ventures in Tamil Nadu, helping them transition from pilot phases to sustained adoption within municipal systems.
- •Initially launching in Chennai and Trichy, the program targets reducing, reusing, or repurposing 1,000 metric tonnes of waste and saving, treating, or reusing nearly 15 million liters of water.
- •UTIF will provide program design, technical expertise, and research inputs, while Villgro will manage on-ground coordination and program management.
- •The program focuses on areas like wastewater treatment, solid-waste recovery, water loss reduction, and urban waterbody restoration, aiming to benefit over one lakh people.
Key Questions Answered
TN-CIRCLE is an 18-month programme launched by the University of Toronto India Foundation and Villgro Innovations Foundation to support six waste and used-water ventures in transitioning from pilot phases to sustained adoption within municipal systems across Tamil Nadu.
The Tamil Nadu – Circular Innovation, Resource & Climate Leadership Ecosystem (TN-CIRCLE) is initially being launched in Chennai and Trichy.
The programme has set indicative goals to reduce, reuse, or repurpose 1,000 metric tonnes of waste, and to save, treat, or reuse nearly 15 million litres of water.
