The Electronics Design and Innovation Centre (EDIC) Team of the University of Kelaniya won the South Asia Youth Water Challenge 2023 for one of their innovations an “Automated Stand-alone Wireless Water Quality Monitoring and Rainwater Harvesting System” where the system will automatically harvest the rainwater and direct them to different tanks according to the monitored quality. This smart system can connect arid and rural areas to the smart world by enabling real time water quality monitoring capabilities.