SMVITM Students Develop ‘Smart WeatherNet’ to Provide Local Weather Information in Udupi

Students establish first weather station; aim to build a network of stations across Udupi district Udupi,BANTAKAL, 11 OCTOBER 2026: With the aim of recording real-time information on local
weather conditions and air quality, students of Shri Madhwa Vadiraja Institute of Technology and Management (SMVITM), Bantakal, have developed a weather monitoring system called ‘Smart
WeatherNet’. The first weather station under this initiative was inaugurated on October 11 at the SMVITM campus by His Holiness Shri Shri Vishwavallabha Tirtha Swamiji of Sri Sode Vadiraja Matha. Dr.
Venkappayya Desai, Director of IIT Dharwad, and Dr. Rangaswamy, Vice-Chancellor of Davangere University, were present at the event. The system was developed by students Manikanta C.H., Aditya Thunga K., Manish Kumar, Madan, Prathvish Kumar, and Shashank S. Under the guidance of Dr. Nagaraj Bhat, Principal of SMVITM, Dr. Sachin Bhat, Dean(R&C) Department, and Dr. David John Saldanha, Assistant Professor of ECE Department, supported the development of this initiative.