Students display skill at science exhibition

GARHWA: Boys and girls of various schools displayed their scientific skill during a two-day Palamu division-level science exhibition organized by Garhwa district education department under the iInspire scheme of the Union science and technology department and in association with the state government at the local Rama Sahu High School Ground here on February 19 and 20.
Participants of 464 schools displayed their models in the science exhibition. Among them, 434 schools were alone from Garhwa district while there were 15 each from Palamu and Lathehar districts. Students of a madrassa, Siraj-ul-uloom, too, displayed a model in the exhibition this time.
Various models were displayed by the school students that included water conservation, energy conservation, solar energy, water filtration, suspension bridge, missiles, environment conservation and new technique of agriculture among others. The models of suspension bridge displayed by Urdu Upgraded Middle School of Tedi Harayya (Garhwa) and missile technology of Nagar Untari High School were the main attraction of the science exhibition. Garhwa MLA Satyendra Nath Tiwari, who was chief guest, inaugurated the science exhibition. DDC Ravindra Prasad Singh, SDM A Muthu Kumar and civic body chairperson Anita Dutt were guests of honour.
Tiwari said science could play a great role in all-round development of society. "Science exhibition is the best effort for boosting knowledge of science among the school students. Keen interest in science predicts bright future of school students," said Tiwari.
Singh said, "The government has launched an ambitious scheme for school students for boosting their interest in science." Garhwa SDM A Muthu Kumar stressed the need of organizing such exhibitions regularly. DEO Uday Narayan Sharma said taking part in a large number of students in the science exhibition is an achievement in itself.