Pune students build a low-cost water monitor — and three housing societies are already using it
A team from a city engineering college designed an affordable sensor that flags tank contamination early, now piloting across Kothrud.
A student team in Pune has turned a classroom project into something neighbours can actually use: a low-cost water-quality monitor that alerts housing societies when tank water needs attention.
From project to pilot
Built for a fraction of the cost of commercial units, the device measures key indicators and sends a simple alert to a society’s WhatsApp group. Three housing societies in Kothrud have adopted it for a three-month pilot.
A constructive model
The students say their goal was practical impact, not just a grade. It’s the kind of grassroots problem-solving Pune’s campuses are increasingly known for — small, useful, and built with the community in mind.