S. Vishnu Sharma
Mahindra Ecole Centrale College of Engineering (MEC) always stands tall when it comes to bringing out something useful for the society. This has proved true once again.
The students of the Hyderabad based educational institution have developed a live district-wise tracker for COVID-19 cases in India. Students have done this under the guidance of their faculty. The tracker can be found at ‘https://covindia.netlify.com’
MEC develops district wise tracker for COVID
The work
The data for the tracker is obtained from credible and reliable sources such as the Ministry of Health, Pharmaceutical Technology and reputed news outlets. A dedicated team of students has been assigned to pull out data from relevant sources and update the map on the tracker after thorough cross-checking and verification.
The team
Sources from the college say, team of students who developed the tracker are Raghav NS, Ananta Srikar, Rishab Ramanathan, Rohith Gilla, Anchit Sharma and V. Meghana Reddy and the faculty members who rendered guidance to the students are Dr. Achal Agrawal, Dr. Bharghava Rajaram and Mr. Raj Narayanan.
Usefulness
This is probably the only district-wise tracker in existence. It will prove helpful for people travelling in the country in avoiding virus-prone zones and would also help the authorities to mobilize resources more efficiently. This application can also be installed as a web-app on any smart phone.
About MEC
Mahindra Ecole Centrale College of Engineering (MEC) is an international technology school, that marks the foray of the USD 20.7 billion Mahindra Group into the higher education sector.
Mahindra Educational Institutions, the wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra Group’s IT venture, Tech Mahindra, collaborated with Ecole Centrale Paris in 2014 to establish MEC collocated with the Tech Mahindra Technology Park in Hyderabad.
Ecole Centrale Paris (recently renamed as Centrale Supélec) is one of the oldest and most prestigious engineering institutions in France with a heritage that goes back to nearly 200 years.