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Laudable feat by Dergaon lad

By Correspondent

DERGAON, Dec 30 - Kaushik Kashyap Rajkhowa, a student of ninth standard at Kuralguri Higher Secondary School in Golaghat district is representing Assam in the 27th National Children Science Congress (NCSC) being held at MAR Baselios College of Engineering and Technology, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala from December 27 to 31.

NCSC is a national event organised by the National Council for Science Technology and Communication (NCSTC) under Department of Science and Technology, Govt of India, which started in 1993. In Assam, it is hosted by the Assam Science Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC).

The very aim of the event is to give a platform to inculcate scientific temperament among children in the age group of 10-14 years.

It may be mentioned here that Kaushik had completed a project work on �Waste extractor from drains� and developed a low-cost apparatus for the same.

His project was selected at the State-level NCSC held at Tinsukia from November 1 to 4. He is representing the 26-member Assam team at the national level. Kaushik carried out his project work with the focal theme �Science, Technology and Innovation for a Clean Green and Healthy Nation� under the sub-theme �Waste to Wealth� under the guidance of Jyoti Kumari Sarmah, who is also the Principal of the school.

Through his project he developed the apparatus which can easily segregate wastes from a drain and stock it to recycle etc. The apparatus can be operated manually.

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