Haryana teen develops IoT-based tree health monitoring system ‘Trevive’ to combat climate change

At a time when climate change, deforestation, and soil degradation continue to threaten ecosystems across the globe, a 17-year-old student from Haryana—an aspiring environmental engineer—has stepped forward with a promising solution.

Abeer Rohan Gosain, a Class XII student, has designed ‘Trevive’, a low-cost, Internet of Things (IoT)-powered system that monitors the health of trees and plants in real time.

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His innovation has already earned a Design Patent and three Copyrights from the Government of India, recognising the uniqueness of both the device’s hardware and its proprietary software algorithms.

Explaining how Trevive works, Abeer said, “Using a suite of sensors, Trevive collects plant data such as soil conditions, air temperature, soil moisture, humidity, pH, electrical conductivity, and vital nutrients like nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K). This data is transmitted via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to a multilingual, voice-enabled mobile app available on both Android and iOS.”

Abeer has reached out to senior officials, including the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of Haryana. He says, “What I really want is for Trevive and my sensors to be used by the state’s forest department, agroforestry communities, and NGOs.”

According to him, “What really excites me is how Trevive turns complex environmental data into something simple and actionable. It doesn’t just tell you that soil moisture is low—it tells you your tree is at risk and needs watering. That clarity is crucial.”

To conserve battery, data is sampled every ten minutes and uploaded to the cloud for remote monitoring and analytics. This allows timely alerts and decision-making, even in large-scale plantations or remote agricultural zones.

Notably, during its pilot phase, Trevive was deployed on more than 2,240 trees across different regions of India. The results were compelling: a 35 per cent improvement in tree health, more than 740 trees saved from drying out, and alerts triggering corrective action within 48 hours in over 90 per cent of critical cases.

Says Abeer, “Those healthy trees collectively prevented over 12 tons of carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere. That’s a tangible impact.”

The voice-enabled app is built for inclusivity, translating environmental data into regional languages and providing feedback in real time. “It’s important that anyone—whether a school student or a farmer in a remote village—can understand what’s going on with their trees,” Abeer emphasised.