Anantnag, Jan 01: Moved by repeated incidents of electrocution claiming lives, particularly Power Development Department employees in the Valley, a young engineer from south Kashmir\u2019s Anantnag district has developed a life-saving safety device aimed at preventing fatal electrocutions.<\/p>\n
Zahid Bashir, a resident of Kralpora hamlet in Anantnag and a B.Tech graduate in Computer Science from the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), has designed a safety device intended to enhance electrical safety and reduce the risk of deadly electric shocks.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the news agency\u2014Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Zahid said the system comprises two main components \u2014 a hardware device and a mobile application that controls it. \u201cThe application has multiple modules and a public reporting or grievance section,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He said that when common people witness a fault in an electric line and report it through the application, the device immediately gets alerted. \u201cAfter that, officials can depute a lineman to the concerned area. The system tracks the lineman while he is on duty, and once the fault is rectified, only the same person (lineman) can log into the application and, by informing it that the line is now functional, the device will show a green signal,\u201d Zahid said.<\/p>\n
According to him, the public can only submit reports, while access to other sections of the application is restricted to authorised PDD officials. \u201cThe application has two-factor authentication and cannot be accessed by unauthorised persons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Zahid said the application also includes a grievance redressal option, allowing users to upload photographs along with a written complaint for quick action. He said it took him around six months to develop both the hardware and software components of the device, using materials procured at his own expense.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt present, this is a prototype, and I am controlling my own home through it,\u201d he said, adding that he has already filed a patent for the innovation under Mission YUVA. \u201cMore such innovations will follow. Earlier, I have also developed devices aimed at preventing suffocation hazards,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Zahid said, \u201cThe Valley has immense potential for innovation, but what is needed is proper government support and a platform to nurture such ideas,\u201d he added. (KNO)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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