In Chennai, the Madras Christian College has introduced a smart duck to monitor the water quality of a lake located within its expansive 300-acre campus in Tambaram. The hi-tech duck, equipped with IoT technology and remote control capabilities, will travel throughout the lake collecting real-time data on various parameters such as water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and pH. The lake, a significant water source on the campus, underwent desilting by Bisleri International Limited as part of their corporate social responsibility initiative. They also provided funding for the development of a prototype for assessing water quality. A team from MCC-MRF Innovation Park designed the 3D-printed duck outfitted with sensors and an accompanying app for data reception and analysis. Principal Paul Wilson expressed that the collected data will enable informed decision-making for lake conservation, contributing to the protection of the campus' ecology and wildlife. The solar-powered duck can operate for up to two days without sunlight and can be manually charged when necessary. KOLOZEN, the startup responsible for building the duck, has been successfully collecting and transmitting data for the past two weeks. There are plans to expand the use of similar ducks to monitor water quality in other bodies of water beyond the campus, providing valuable insights for local authorities. Prof. T Pradeep from the Department of Chemistry at IIT Madras mentioned the potential for this data in understanding the impact of environmental changes on water bodies and in creating a comprehensive hydroinformatics platform. The MCC campus features a scrub jungle inhabited by various wildlife, and the smart duck is poised to be an asset for conservation efforts."Meras were installed with cameras in their eyes to assist the college in monitoring the movements of wild animals on campus."