Having sensors deployed all along the rivers  means much more than bragging rights. Such devices would ideally give constant updates about river conditions that impact everything from swimming beaches to drinking water, as well as cooling water for a nuclear power plant that sits at Indian Point.

The sensor that can perform real-time microscopic imaging that immediately identifies bacteria, larger parasites and other tiny creatures which may pose a threat to human health. Every year many people dies  or get affected because of contaminated water   these devices somewhere help out to know the impact of pollution in river bodies.