Chennai's Madras Christian College has introduced a smart duck to monitor the water quality of a lake within its expansive 300-acre Tambaram campus. The duck, equipped with IoT technology and remote control features, will navigate the lake to gather real-time data on key parameters such as water temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and pH. The lake, a vital water source on the campus, was recently desilted by Bisleri International Limited as part of a CSR initiative, which also provided funding for the development of a water quality monitoring prototype. A team from MCC-MRF Innovation Park designed the 3D-printed duck with sensors and developed an accompanying app for data analysis. Principal Paul Wilson highlighted that utilizing this data would enable informed decision-making for lake conservation, safeguarding the campus ecology and wildlife. The solar-powered duck, capable of operating for two days without sunlight and rechargeable manually, was built by the startup KOLOZEN. The startup has been successfully collecting and transferring data for the past two weeks. Plans are underway to extend this monitoring system to other water bodies beyond the campus to assist local authorities in monitoring water quality and environmental health. Researchers suggest that the data collected could offer valuable insights into water body dynamics during different seasons and changes, supporting the creation of a hydroinformatics platform. Additionally, professor T Pradeep from IIT Madras highlighted the potential of such monitoring systems in understanding water body health and ecology. The campus's scrub jungle is home to various wildlife, and the smart duck innovation is seen as a progressive step towards environmental conservation.Meras were placed in the eyes to assist the college in monitoring the movements of wild animals on campus.