Innovators seek to make polls smooth

AHMEDABAD: Some young innovators are creating products that hold the promise of making the election process smooth. These 20-something innovators are working on a range of products — right from a flameless seal-maker to a stampede-preventing device. The innovations are in different stages of development and are being documented by Ahmedabad-based non-governmental organization, SRISTI, and National Innovation Foundation (NIF).

To give an example, S Vidyasagar and his classmates have created a stampede-preventing device using image analysis technology. Intended for use at political rallies and temple festivals, the device can detect the likelihood of a stampede and keep police in the loop.

"Through videocameras, the situation can be monitored frame by frame. The device, using image analysis, will assess whether a stampede is likely," said Vidyasagar, an engineering student of Kongu Engineering College in Erode. The product has been tested on a crowd model to understand its efficacy.

Shanu Sharma, a PhD student from IIT-Kanpur, can help officials ensure maximum voter turnout at polling booths. Sharma has designed a unique wheelchair that can climb a staircase instead of the usual ramp, and thus help people with disabilities.

Similarly, Masha Nazeem from Kanyakumari has created an electronic, flameless seal-maker that has been tested in two election booths in Kanyakumari during polls. According to the NIF, the possibility of the flameless seal-for different government departments and by the Election Commission is being explored.

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