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Students come up with solutions to every problem

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Science exhibition organised by Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre

YOUNG SCIENTISTS: Students explain their project displayed at the science exhibition organised by the Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre on Tuesday. — Photo: Shaju John

CHENNAI: They seemed to have an answer for everything, be it tackling tsunamis or managing floods.

Students who displayed their projects at the interschool science exhibition organised by the Tamil Nadu Science and Technology Centre on Tuesday gave their creative best to this year's theme `Earth Sciences for Society'.

Student's projects

Nikilesh and Mohammed Razin of RBI Staff Quarters School came up with an interesting flood management system.

Their model depicted how a manmade lake in a locality could help drain excess rainwater off arterial roads. They had even provided for a water treatment plant where the water could be treated and re-used.

Placing sensors in the seabed to detect tsunamis - this was the possibility students of Sankara Senior Secondary School, Adyar, explored.

"Every time the water level goes above a particular level the sensors will send out warning signals," they explained.

Ozone depletion, conservation of energy, pollution, threats to wetlands, and wasteland management were some of the other topics that the students chose to work on. The best project will be awarded at the end of the three-day exhibition.

Inaugurating the 35th planetarium programme, `Our Astounding Universe', School Education Department Secretary M. Kutralingam said science and its twin, technology, occupied a very important place as they enabled man to understand and appreciate nature better. "Science is a major instrument for social and economic change," he said.

Highlighting the need for audio-visual aids in the learning process, he commended officials of the centre for their efforts.

The latest edition of the planetarium programme had the omission of Pluto from the Solar System incorporated.

The centre's Executive Director, P. Iyamperumal, said that over 220 exhibits were displayed as part of the exhibition, which was organised to create awareness among students.

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