We challenge participants to create innovative applications using Blockchain, AI & IoT technologies to help solve the world's growing water challenges. PURPOSE To crowdsource ideas to track wastewater reuse by several entities and incentivise the entities that do so. PROBLEM STATEMENT Use AI, ML, IoT and Blockchain technologies to track and enforce wasterwater reuse. Store data in a public Blockchain to facilitate transparency and build trust. Use IoT meters for automatic data capture in combination with AI & ML models to detect meter tampering and data fraud. #CODEFORCLEANWATER Contribute your coding skills to help solve the world's water challenges. Your solution maybe chosen for real-life implementation in the state of Maharashtra and if successful maybe implemented globally in multiple countries. ABOUT THE ORGANISERS This Hackathon is organised by the Maharashtra Water Multi-Stakeholder Platform, which is a public-private-civil society partnership launched through a Government of Maharashtra resolution in May 2017. As a part of this activity, 2030 Water Resources Group (hosted at The World Bank) and the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) are managing a workstream titled “Wastewater Reuse and Management”. 2030 WRG secretariat, along with MWRRA and a key private sector partner - the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) are managing this Hackathon. Prizes In addition, each winning team receives $1000 credits from DigitalOcean. All registered teams receive $100 credit from DigitalOcean to help with infrastructure needs for demonstrating a proof of concept. BENEFITS Global connect with fellow participants and mentors Industry connection and opportunity to pitch their idea to an expert jury panel Rs 1,75,000 in cash prizes awarded to winners $100 DigitalOcean cloud credits to all participating teams $1000 DigitalOcean cloud credits to each of the 3 winning teams Opportunity to Code for a Cause and contribute in addressing water challenges across the globe Opportunity to work with authorities to put their ideas into real-life implementations HOW TO PARTICIPATE All teams must register on Devpost and make their submission at https://wrc-hackathon.devpost.com . Submission deadline is 18 Feb 2019 12:00 am IST. Keep in mind that this deadline will be 17 Feb 2019 in several countries. MENTORS & JURY PANEL Prabhakar JayakumarCountry Director, India, DigitalOcean Suman MajumdarChief Sustainability Officer, JSW Prasad ModakExecutive President, EMC Mahesh Patankar2030 WRG Ajith RadhakrishnanCountry Coordinator, India, 2030 WRG Mohan RamSenior Partnerships Manager, DigitalOcean Nita SarangDelivery Excellence, Tata Consultancy Services Sanket SarangCTO @ BlobCity