IIM Lucknow student launches web portal to help COVID-hit people

All authentic information that was hitherto scattered has been incorporated in the application developed by the IIM Lucknow student. 

In view of the ongoing pandemic situation, a software engineer and student of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Lucknow, Amrita Singh developed a web portal containing a list of initiatives that may provide relief or information to COVID-hit people. According to the reports, the app contains links for plasma requirements, oxygen suppliers, health services, relief and rehabilitation, meals and other initiatives that cover multiple aspects. The app has been developed on the theme of centralisation and ease of access. Talking about the information available on the application, IIM Lucknow student,  Amrita said, people of the state capital can access state-wise guides, links to regional resources and also countrywide initiatives for help. In short, all authentic information that was hitherto scattered has been incorporated in this portal.

She further added, “ I saw Instagram flooded with people sharing initiatives, a lot of which would be helpful, but it is very easy for someone looking out for help to get lost in that heap of data. Also, I thought a website would be an ideal way to pass on these links to someone in need so that they can use any device to access them.

“So, to sort out the chaos, I sat down one week ago and wrote a LinkedIn post penning down the idea and published the web app having few resources that I was aware of. To my surprise, people bombarded me with resources every day, telling me about the ones that were helpful. And so the list grew tremendously,” she said.

“I saw the chaos in the slack channels in my workplace meant to discuss Covid resources available and shared this there. It inspired people there to put together a list of resources meant for employees internally and sort out information effectively,” Amrita said.

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