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Subtitle: Conclusion of Smart India Hackathon-2019 at BHU

Varanasi. Models prepared by young scientists will be helpful to the country for providing immediate information to family members after a road accident, ensuring safe transport, managing water-borne diseases, and handling disaster management. Participants from various universities and technical institutes across the country developed software and mobile apps during the 36-hour-long Smart India Hackathon-2019 at BHU.

Under the instructions of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, starting Saturday morning at 8 AM across 48 centers in 42 cities, 1,400 teams created software and apps to solve various problems. In the Central Discovery Center located on the BHU campus, 29 teams from UP, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh showcased their technical skills. The evaluation included the rapid application of the app or software, technical development, ease of use, accessibility to the common public, and successful experimentation. Chief Guest Registrar Dr. Neeraj Tripathi wished a bright future for all the participants. During the event, Coordinator Prof. Rajiv Kumar, Dr. Nitin Bhide, Prof. Kavita Shah, Prof. BC Kapri, Dr. Manish Arora, Sunita Verma, and Mayuri Pandey were present.

Box: Winning team participants rewarded Teams performing excellently in creating software and apps for different problems were rewarded. Teams MahaFrotec, Musketeers, and I/O Hackers won a prize of one lakh rupees for developing software to provide immediate information on road accidents, solve traffic issues, and address problems related to water-borne diseases. The Cyber Thugs Swyade team won a prize of 75 thousand rupees, and the Bitwise team won a prize of 50 thousand rupees for a model involving the installation of affordable CCTV cameras in residential colonies. In the closing ceremony, Chief Guest Registrar Dr. Neeraj Tripathi distributed the cash prizes.

Thiruvallur, Mar 11: In a competition held jointly by the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and AICTE, students won the first prize of Rs. 1 lakh by creating transport management software during the Smart India Hackathon 2019, a 36-hour non-stop software development competition.

This competition was conducted across India in 48 centers with 1,348 teams participating. Final-year CSE students from Panimalar Engineering College in Poonamallee—Nithesh, Rahul, Raj Prabhakar, Sandeep, Praveen, and Swetha—participated in the center at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi.

Furthermore, final-year IT students Avinash, Sanjayraj, Someswar, Arunachalam, Vidhya, and Nishanthini, along with Associate Professor Sridhar, participated in the competition held at Lovely Professional University in Punjab. They won the first prize of Rs. 75,000 for creating software for an email and short messaging web portal.

This competition was inaugurated by the Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar. On the final day of the competition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed and congratulated the students via video conferencing.

College Secretary and Correspondent P. Chinnadurai, Director C. Sakthikumar, and Principal K. Mani congratulated the students of Panimalar Engineering College who achieved success in these competitions.

(Image Caption: The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development and AICTE jointly conducted the Smart India Hackathon 2019 across 48 centers...)

VARANASI: Budding scientists from various states came up with their innovative ideas and software applications to solve our various problems during the 36-hour Smart India Hackathon-2019 which ended at BHU on Sunday night.

A team from Panimalar Engineering College, Chennai, worked on developing a software on traffic management using line detection and prioritised queuing system. With the help of the software, potholes and traffic signals could also be identified.

"The solution is to provide a complete traffic congestion resolving and monitoring system achieved by identifying patterns on roads through CCTV cameras and allowing signals to clear density of vehicles," said Nithesh KG, a team member.

Union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar addressed the participants through videoconferencing and motivated them to come out with innovative solutions.

Prof Kavita Shah, a coordinator of the event, said some ideas on which the software building was done were getting real time accident information, disaster management assess impact on environment among others.

A mobile app named 'Secupia' was developed by a team from BITS, Pilani, Rajasthan. Aryan Mehra, a team member said, "Our system logs all the vehicles entering/exiting the society makes guest visits seamless and tracks domestic staff in the society. Our system analyses all the data and makes smart recommendations not only to residents but also the guards he added."

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Smart India Hackathon: 36-hour competition started at BHU's Central Discovery Center Apps are being developed on disaster management, smart traffic systems, etc.

Varanasi (Jagran Correspondent): Everyone is affected by the problem of traffic. Now, a solution to these problems is coming soon. Young scientists from various educational institutions across the country, gathered at BHU, are developing apps that will not only provide accurate information about road accidents but will also suggest smart management solutions for traffic problems.

After the formal inauguration of the 36-hour continuous Smart India Hackathon-2019 competition on Saturday morning in the auditorium of the Central Discovery Center located at BHU, Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar, Co-chairman of the Smart India Hackathon organizing committee Dr. Anand Deshpande, and AICTE Chairman Prof. Anil Sahasrabudhe encouraged the participants via video conferencing. Meanwhile, AICTE committee member Prof. Rajiv Kumar stated that around 37,000 teams comprising more than two lakh students had applied for the competition.

Out of these, only 1,400 teams were selected for the competition organized across 48 centers in the country. AICTE's BHU coordinator Dr. Nitin Bhide said that the responsibility of solving about 500 digital problems posed by the government, institutions, and private companies rests on the shoulders of young scientists. Because of them, the country will move towards a major transformation. Meanwhile, SIH-2019 BHU Convener Prof. Kavita Shah mentioned that the government, institutions, and private companies had presented their problem statements.

Apps being developed for these problems: Participating teams at the Central Discovery Center are working on six problem statements. These include traffic management, capturing road accidents on camera, providing accurate information about accidents, informing relevant individuals in case of an emergency, and environmental protection. The participating teams must find digital solutions to these within just 36 hours. Late at night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also interacted with the participants via video conferencing. Following this, a Zumba dance session infused fresh enthusiasm among the participants.

(Photo Caption: College Correspondent Chinnadurai and Director Sakthikumar congratulating the students.)

Thiruvallur: Panimalar Engineering College Correspondent Chinnadurai stated that they are identifying students studying in Panimalar educational institutions who possess an interest in software development and are continuously encouraging them.

Under the auspices of the Central Government's Human Resource Development department, a nationwide program focused on software development, named Smart India Hackathon-2019, was held across 48 centers. CSE final-year students Nithesh, Rahul, Raj Prabhakar, Sandeep, Praveen, and Swetha from Panimalar College in Poonamallee participated in the competition held at Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi and developed a software application useful for the Transport Management Board.

Similarly, IT final-year students from the same college—Avinash, Sanjayraj, Vidhya, and Nishanthini—participated in the competition held at Lovely Professional University in Punjab and created new software for Email, SMS, and Internet communications. The software developed by both of these Panimalar teams secured first prizes.

In light of this, a felicitation ceremony was held on Tuesday morning on the college premises for the students who participated in the national-level competitions and won first prizes. Principal Mani, Correspondent Chinnadurai, and Director Sakthikumar attended the event and commended the students. Speaking afterward, Correspondent Chinnadurai emphasized that their educational institutions will always support students who show a keen interest in the software field.