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Salem: The student team from Sona College of Technology in Salem secured first place in the Union Ministry of Education’s Smart India Hackathon 2023 national competition.
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Bengaluru: An innovative machine designed by a team of six final year engineering students that gathers waste plastic is slated to hit Indian roads soon!
Designed to solve the problem of the ubiquitous plastic waste that litters Indian roads and streets, this portable machine is capable of collecting discarded plastic bags. The machine, created by civil engineering students from the Sona College of Technology in Salem is currently undergoing rigorous trials on the streets, within the Municipal limits, of the steel and textiles town.
Explaining key features of the device, project leader Mr TV Kishore Kumar, final year civil engineering student of Sona College of Technology, said the plastic waste collecting device is mounted on a sturdy frame with an infra-red sensor attached to a mobile vacuum chamber. It is capable of sensing plastic on the roads and attracting it.