A smart water distribution and leakage detection system has been selected as the winning idea at the Digital Pune Hackathon 2015 organized by Persistent Systems. The solution, created by Team Aqua from Army Institute of Technology, could help solve Pune’s water and sanitation problems. The team was awarded with Rs 1 lakh to further refine the product. The event was organized as a part of public-private partnerships under Digital India and included various government bodies such as Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (MSEDCL) and Maharashtra Police Department. Overall, the event saw 300 participants that were shortlisted from among 2000 applications. Entries were accepted from students across Maharashtra and other states, of which 32 were shortlisted for the final hackathon. The final event, which took place on last Saturday, lasted nearly 30 hours, with participants building solutions that could be used by government bodies for better governance, monitoring and management of various services in sectors like transportation, health, education, water and power problems relevant to the city. Chief engineer from #PMC #water dept discussing with one of the teams at 1:00 am... that says it all, doesnt it? pic.twitter.com/rtMO70yyEk — Siddhesh Bhobe (@siddheshb) October 10, 2015 Note that Pune was among the 98 cities selected under the Government’s Smart City Mission. Under this mission, selected cities would introduce various solutions like video crime monitoring, smart electricity meters, renewable energy generation, smart parking, automated traffic…
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