They say that the third World War would happen to mark the water territories. And this four-member team battling global water pollution, is doing their bit to avoid just that.
In return, they won the laurels in an innovation challenge hosted by the New York Academy of Sciences. Vikhyath Mondreti, a Bengaluru-lad was one of the team members.
Vikhyath’s team won the Biodiversity category in which the participants were required to design a system to efficiently monitor water pollutants in bodies such as lakes. Through the course of 70 days, students formed virtual teams and worked with STEM (Science-Technology-
So, how does it work?
Their solution, H2nOde, secured the first place that made use of an innovative drone and sensor-network to deal with the crisis.
Judges acknowledged their project as both practical and scalable because it can help check even the
largest of the water bodies solely by the power of modern cloud-based technologies. The technology helps in the collection of pollutants, in real-time and with full autonomy.
Srinagesh Mondreti, Vikhyath's father
Proud moments
The four-member team consisted of Vikhyath from India and Ravikiran R, Gilvir G, and Henry Z, all from USA. They were among the 91 teams that worked with participation coming from 51 countries out of which only three teams were declared winners.
According to the presentation by Vikhyath’s team, polluted water in Africa and India causes 1.4 million deaths each year. "We are extremely proud to see Vikhyath and his global team winning the award. It's amazing how this program boosts a scientific bent of mind to deal with the crisis at such a young age," said Srinagesh Mondreti, Vikhyath’s father.
"It's a fantastic learning experience and a great opportunity to meet a number of accomplished leaders in the industry and academia. I want to thank Greenwood High for creating an environment that gives us the freedom to think big.” expressed Vikhyath.
