Smart Water Purification and Quality Monitoring System for Rural and Mining-Affected Areas.
Rural communities and mining belts in Jharkhand suffer from groundwater contamination by heavy metals (arsenic, fluoride, iron) and bacterial pathogens, while existing water treatment plants break down unnoticed due to lack of continuous monitoring. Build an IoT and AI-enabled smart water purification and quality monitoring platform featuring multi-parameter water sensor probes, automated filter backwashing, and real-time community water safety dashboards.
Smart India Hackathon 2026 Problem Statement PS-26040: "Smart Water Purification and Quality Monitoring System for Rural and Mining-Affected Areas.", Ministry: Governmcnt of Jharkhand. Strategy & Architecture via SIH ONE (https://sihone.pages.dev/ps/26040)
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