Teen Genius Smart Tech : How Sharanya is Transforming Irrigation in India
Sharanya Mehta a Class student found her calling Summers spent in Alwar observing wilted plants and cracked soil ignited a desire to help farmers manage irrigation better I kept wondering was there a way to measure to predict to guide farmers better she recalls Her curiosity sowed the seeds of what would become a Decision Support System DSS app blending technology with local agricultural needs From Idea to Innovation Shaping the DSSSharanya s vision crystallized when she met Commodore Sridhar Kotra military veteran and co-founder of Agrimatrix India Pvt Ltd during her Rural Community Development Program RCDP work He guided her in assembling agronomy datasets considering crop-specific water requirements soil types and weather patterns Sharanya insisted that user-friendliness be central to the system voice prompts offline access and local languages ensured farmers could easily adopt the technology We made every feature only after farmers asked for it she says This
