The national capital is reeling under a thick blanket of pollution and is touted as an emergency situation to bring the deadly pollution levels down. In addition to measures from the government to tackle the situation, awareness among the public is essential to cross the hurdle. And here is an inspiration in the form of a school girl from Bhubaneshwar, who has done her bit to curb the pollution and save the nation.
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Priyanka Panda from Bhubaneshwar, received the 2016 Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE Award from His Excellency The President of India, on November 6.
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IGNITE is a National competition for children younger than 17 years of age, which allows the young minds to invent innovative technological solutions. Priyanka Panda won this competition by designing a monitor that can be set up next to the odometer in vehicles. This monitor beeps and indicates to the driver when he or she is wasting fuel, so the driver can stop contributing to air pollution.
Priyanka, who considers Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as her role model, also hopes to share this innovation with vehicle manufacturers, to make the country pollution-free. Now that this little girl has made a genuine effort to check pollution, we hope more people will take to this idea!
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Mansi Zaveri
