DreamWorks makes 300 face shields for COVID19

COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus had an outbreak in December 2019. The disease can spread from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth which are spread when a person with COVID-19 coughs or exhales. In order to avoid this situation, usage of masks has been increased. This has resulted in a world-wide shortage of masks and these are disposable masks that can be used only once. Shortage of face masks needed to care for COVID-19 patients and the attempt to reduce transmission of the novel coronavirus have inspired engineers, makers, and hobbyists around the world to develop a face shield over face masks that will help the medical staff to protect against flying respiratory droplets that transmit coronavirus.
At DreamWorks Makerspace, the team has developed a design for the face shield, which is an immediate requirement in the nation's fight against COVID-19 in order to help scale manufacturing to meet needs. The team has reworked on the design from Makers Asylum and have created a modified version of it. Face shields are a key piece of equipment for front-line healthcare workers operating in close contact with COVID-19 patients. They are essentially made out of acrylic, OHP sheets and thread, transparent masks that extend fully to cover a wearer’s face. These face shields can protect a healthcare professional from exposure to droplets containing the virus expelled by patients when they cough or sneeze.
DreamWorks, is now raising funds to distribute these face shields to healthcare workers and essential service providers for free.
Click on the link to contribute to the fundraiser campaign -
https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/donate-face-shields-to-covid-19-warriors-in-india

Sahyadri joined hands with the District Administration and Ramakrishna Mission to create awareness on COVID-19 among the people of Mangaluru

Sahyadri has always shared the responsibility towards the betterment of the society as a priority and has responded to its call in times of crisis. This CoViD-19 pandemic has brought the city into a standstill and the District Police and Civil Administration are doing their best to help the public. In this time of need, the college staffs and a student joined their hands along with Ramakrishna Mission, Mangaladevi and assisted the District Administration in creating awareness about Social Distancing, enforcing lockdown and many such programmes. Ms. Shreelatha U A, Academic Administrative Officer (AAO); Mr. Ankith S Kumar, Student Counsellor and Mr. Chinthan, a student from First year Engineering volunteered along with Ramakrishna Mission to help the Police and MCC in this crisis situation.
They attended the meeting called by Dr. Harsha, IPS, Commissioner of Police at Ramakrishna Mission, Mangaladevi and extended their support. Shanady Ajith Kumar Hegde, Commissioner for Mangalore City Corporation was also present. The volunteers were made into 10 teams and assigned to 10 police station jurisdiction where they assisted the police to enforce the Lockdown.
The following activities were initiated by Ramakrishna Mission and the District Police for which our staff and student assisted.

1. Creation of purchase committee in apartments to reduce the flow of people in the market
2. Playcard campaign to prevent people from violating the lockdown
3. Awareness about Social distancing and marking the shops to enable customers to maintain minimum one-meter distance
4. Public announcement to enforce social distancing in the central market.
5. Contact -10, Calling Campaign to call ten people over phone every day and urge them to stay home and stay safe.

Sahyadri staff and students are always committed to their social responsibilities and respond to the nations call in times of need.

Glimpse of Classes conducted on ICT Mode

Classes have resumed for all departments this week with great zeal and responsibility from both Students and Faculty. Here is the Department-Wise glimpse of the number of E-Classes conducted on 1st April’2020.

Department Number of Classes Conducted	Number of Classes Conducted
Basic Science	11
Civil Engineering	19
Computer Science & Engineering	30
Electronics & Communication Engineering	27
Information Science & Engineering	25
MBA	28
Mechanical Engineering	31

ICT Lab Sessions on C Programming for First Year Engineering

The ICT Lab session on C Programming was conducted on 1st April’2020 for the students of First year I section. 60 students out of 62 attended the ICT mode of Lab. The session started with understanding of given problem statement followed by explanation and tracing of the problem statement. Later, students were given the task to write and execute the program on the following online platform.
https://www.onlinegdb.com/online_c_compiler
The students actively participated and sent the screen shot of executed program and output.

Quote for the day

“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
-A.A. Mine