Techno Main Salt Lake continues to shine on the national stage as a brilliant team of students secured the Grand Finale championship at the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2025, marking a proud moment for the institution. This remarkable achievement has brought immense pride to the institute, reinforcing TMSL’s legacy of nurturing young innovators who are shaping India’s technological future.
The winning team, led by Anirban Bandyopadhyay (CSE), included Priyobrata Mondal (CSE), Sujay Dey (CSE-IoT), Oindrila Nandy (EE), Srijita Saha (CSE-IoT), and Rajanya Ray (CSE-IoT). They were guided by two esteemed mentors—Dr. Tapan Chowdhury, Associate Professor & Head of CSE, and Prof. Utpal Das, Assistant Professor, CSE—whose expertise and encouragement played a vital role in shaping the team’s exceptional performance.
Winning With Innovation: Krishi Drishti
The team tackled a crucial problem statement given by the Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (DoA&FW), Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, focusing on a nationwide challenge:
“Real-time tracking of utilization of machines for Crop Residue Management (CRM).”
Their solution, an AI-powered, IoT-integrated software system named “Krishi Drishti,” impressed the judges with its technical depth, real-world usability, and potential impact.
What Krishi Drishti Solves
India struggles with massive agricultural losses and environmental hazards each year:
- 35 million tons of crop residue wasted annually
- Rising stubble burning incidents
- Severe underutilization of CRM machines, despite over 3.23 lakh machines deployed
- 42,000+ Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs) still not managing machines efficiently
Krishi Drishti addresses these problems head-on.
The system uses IoT sensors like ESP32, GPS NEO-6M, and vibration sensors, integrated with cloud computing and machine learning, to track real-time data from Crop Residue Management machines nationwide. It provides accurate machine status updates, utilization analytics, idle alerts, and detailed insight reports, all visualized on a user-friendly dashboard showing uptime and machine distribution.
A major strength is its affordability and scalability, with each device costing around ₹700, making large-scale deployment across Custom Hiring Centres practical and cost-effective.
The project impressed SIH judges for its technical feasibility, cost-efficiency, environmental relevance, and practical value. Its projected impact includes a 35% increase in machine utilization, 40% reduction in stubble burning, and an annual reduction of 2.5 lakh tons of CO₂, alongside financial savings of over ₹30 crore.
Krishi Drishti promises broad benefits for farmers, government agencies, and society—supporting cleaner air, improved agricultural efficiency, and data-driven resource management.
The victory comes with a prestigious prize of ₹1,50,000 for the team. But far beyond the monetary reward, the achievement stands as a testament to TMSL’s commitment to fostering a culture of innovation, research, and hands-on learning.
Techno Main Salt Lake is immensely proud of its students and mentors for representing the institution with such brilliance on a national platform. Their success continues the institute’s tradition of excellence and inspires future batches to dream big, innovate boldly, and push boundaries.