SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, Nov 4: Two-day science summit ‘Srijan’ of Delhi Public School (DPS) Bokaro concluded on Friday evening.
Dr Priyank Kumar, Prof. In-charge, Space Engineering and Rocketry, BIT Mesra was the chief guest on the occasion.
Prashant Kumar Singh, senior manager of Bokaro Steel Limited ( BSL), Shashank Shekhar, (AGM, BSL), K. Verma, Dy. General Secretary, NCSC Jharkhand and Md. Shamim, associate manager, Electrosteel Steels Limited were the judges of the Science Summit events.
In the two-day Summit, more than 100 Students from all six houses participated in Inter House Child Rights, Science Project, IT and quiz competitions.
Chief guest Dr Priyank applauded the incredible efforts put up by the students. He said that technology and invention have their own pros and cons. We must be careful to ensure that our innovations do not add extra burden on the ailing planet.
On the basis of presentations, in science exhibition (Jr.) Ganga House with Eco-friendly Chulha secured the first place whereas Sutlej (Watt watcher) and Chenab Houses (Multifunction Vacuum Cleaner Robot) secured second and third positions respectively.
In the Child Rights competition (Jr.), Ganga (Right for Children) bagged the first position followed by Chenab (Paryavaran Sanrakshan) and Jamuna (Menstrual Hygiene Box) in the second and third positions respectively.
In the senior group, Jamuna (Environment Protection) bagged the first followed by Ganga (Fight to Freedom) on the second and Chenab (Committee on the Rights of Child) on the third position.
In the Inter House Quiz Competition, Ganga secured the first, Sutlej bagged the second and Raavi finished in the third position.
In the IT competition (Jr.), Jhelum House (Aviral Tanmay) secured the first while Chenab (Aarush Priyadarshi) and Jamuna House (Baivhav Kumar) clinched the second and third positions respectively. In senior, Ravi (Sreyanshu Ghosh) bagged the first position followed by Jamuna (Apurva Jha) and Chenab (Anuj) in the second and third positions respectively.
Dr A S. Gangwar, principal, DPS Bokaro said that such competitions were organised to sensitize and inculcate innovativeness among the students and help them come up with ideas to solve everyday problems.