Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada visits Sahyadri
22-Apr-2021
Dr. Rajendra K.V, IAS, Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada visited Sahyadri Campus on 22nd April’2021. During his visit, he interacted with the In-house industry experts, student innovators and appreciated the initiatives taken by the college to solve community-centric problems through engineering students.
He appreciated the initiatives taken by the college in creating an entrepreneurial environment and to develop solutions for societal problems. He emphasized that students should come up with innovative solutions to help the Government in handling tough situations.
During the interaction session, he gave Problem Statements related to the present issues in tackling COVID-19 and many other problems in the region that can be solved through engineering solutions.
Problem Statement provided by DC:
• A portal to track COVID-19 positive patients in urban and rural areas and to provide live updates on Hotspot zones to the general public
• An easily accessible portal for the public with the information on the availability of number of beds, ventilators, oxygen concentrators, etc., in the nearby hospitals and health care centres
• A health monitoring band for pregnant women which could ensure the maternity related information to be formulated and also give alerts to take necessary measures and medication for the well-being of mother and the infant. The device should also be able to send SOS alerts to nearby ambulances and hospitals
Sahyadri has deputed a task team to work on these problem statements and develop software and hardware products that can make a difference in the community.
