HELP FLARE APP for COVID 19 affected people - Social Initiative of KJ Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology, Sion, Mumbai

Publish Date

22nd April 2020

Area of Interest

Technology

Type

Print

Institution(s)

K J Somaiya Institute of Technology

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India has ordered a nationwide lockdown to reduce the spread of the disease. Many daily wage workers depend on their everyday earnings for food and other basic necessities which have been almost stopped due to the lockdown.

Central Govt, State Govt, Corporations, local bodies, NGOs and other social help groups are helping by providing food, clothes and masks to the affected people. 

To solve this problem like to locate the affected people and what type of help they need,  students of K J Somaiya Institute of Engineering and Information Technology, ( KJSIEIT) Sion, Mumbai Mr Idrees dargahwala, Mr Burhanuddin Udaipurwala and Mr Shivam Bhanushali have taken initiative and developed "App - HELP FLARE" under the guidance of  faculty members Kavita  Bathe and Mrunali Desai.

Help Flare  where you can bring attention to the affected people and also provide the data to groups working to help them.

ANYONE who want to help can see the affected areas on the map and provide help

You can visit the site here - https://help-flare.web.app/

Short video explaining what the project is about - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY4HCGZaF6

You can check updates of the project over here - https://www.instagram.com/codendeavour/

The app is available in both English and Hindi

Please mark any affected areas that you know of on the app

Drop a flare!