The problem SaTark solves

In India, a lack of situational awareness in case a blaze erupts is a cause of major concern. Most of us do not know what to do, in even a small fire, let alone fight it. In case one is stuck in ablaze. Chances are, people may not even be aware of the emergency numbers to dial in such situations.
Our idea is to provide a mobile platform for swift communication between the fire station and the witness. Witnesses would be able to alert the fire station immediately. The data would include the details such as number of victims, the severity of the incident, the exact location using GPS and the details about the locality. The authorities would thus be able to tackle the situation more effectively. Not only that, this solution can be applied to a variety of problems such as road accidents, which are responsible for half the deaths in the country and even other unprecedented incidents.

Challenges we ran into

Trouble with interfacing the Google maps API
Getting the app to work the way we wanted, with all the essential functionalities working behind the scenes but at the same time keeping the process minimalistic and precise, so that the user can send alert in a jiffy without having to go through long and tedious processes.

Scalability and real-life implementation issues:

The main challenge would be too globalize the app across the country, suitable promotion is require to establish wide spread usage of the app
Preventing someone from spamming false alarms; although not completely feasible, false alarms can be hindered to a certain extent by penalizing users for the misuse of app, who can be identified by their registered credentials: sim no., aadhaar card etc.