Developed by Indus International School student Aagam Jain, each SummitSathi unit costs around Rs 68,000 to construct. Initial operations involve placing three devices to serve 10 villages across the Seraj Valley in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district. Three local operators have undergone training to manage the hardware during communication disruptions, though project organizers note the technology is neither a cloudburst predictor nor a replacement for official state emergency alerts.
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SummitSathi offers an affordable off-grid alternative for receiving weather imagery in re…: SummitSathi offers an affordable off-grid alternative for receiving weather imagery in remote regions during disasters.
Project coordinators emphasized that the device does not forecast cloudbursts or replace…: Project coordinators emphasized that the device does not forecast cloudbursts or replace official governmental weather warnings.
The teenage inventor previously spent 24 months mapping urban light pollution across 25 d…: The teenage inventor previously spent 24 months mapping urban light pollution across 25 different locations in Hyderabad.
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Losing mobile connectivity during bad weather in the Himalayas is a common problem. And when heavy rain lashes the Himalayas, losing connectivity can mean losing access to crucial weather-related information. For residents of remote mountain villages, where communication networks can become unreliable in bad weather, especially the monsoon, even a basic update can make a difference.
Now understanding this issue and hoping to address this gap, Aagam Jain, a Class 12 student from Hyderabad, has developed a satellite-based weather receiver that can download cloud images directly from weather satellites. There’s absolutely no need for an internet connection or mobile network to do so. It’s an intelligent and much-needed solution.
Meet Aagam JainAagam Jain, a Class 12 student from Hyderabad (PC: Telangana Today)
As reported by The Hans India, Aagam is a student of Indus International School who has developed the device, named SummitSathi. It uses available components at an approximate cost of Rs 68,000 per unit. Now the good news is three such receivers are planned for deployment across 10 villages in Himachal Pradesh's Seraj Valley, in Mandi district.
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