The Hindu 25.11.2010
VMC sanitation exhibition begins
Staff Reporter
VIJAYAWADA: Sanitation, waste management, pollution — all modern day
problems — staple ingredients of any science exhibition were all
there. There were more than 40 participants at the VMC Sanitation
Exhibition-2010 that opened here on Wednesday. Vijayawada (East) MLA Y.
Ravi, Municipal Commissioner G. Ravi Babu and others inaugurated the
exhibition at DRR Indoor Stadium. Enthusiastic science students left no
stone unturned in the preparation of the charts as well as the
explanation of the topic which they had chosen for their presentation.
Each exhibit was the result of days of hard work put in by the
participating students.
Working models
Working models, which are always the eye-catchers at such science
fairs, the exhibits were outstanding. Siddhartha Public School tenth
standard students—T. Kalyan, D. Anup, K.D.S. Prithvi and K. Vinod–
prepared a working model on hospital waste management. The ninth class
students of Delhi Public School—K. Sai Ram, G. Bhargav, Rishab Jain—came
out with an innovative idea of managing night soil in railway stations.
The non-working models were not very far behind. The topics here
included: effects of pollution, global warming, sanitation, ban plastic
etc. Sherif Riyaz, a seventh class student of M.A.M.C. (U) High School,
attracted many with his common man’s refrigerator. “Stuff the shelves of
a storage unit with sand and sprinkle water on it. The vegetables
stored in sand would be fresh for long time if water is sprinkled at
regular intervals,” explains. S. Janaki, A Lakshmi, P Lalitha and K.
Poornima of S.T.V.R. M. High School caught the eye with their exhibits
on recycling of waste, recharging pits, while S. Ravi Babu. P.John and
B. Gopi were enthusiastic to explain about mobile toilets, and their
necessity in areas like exhibitions, fairs, and temples where there is
heavy rush. Students from many schools and colleges flocked to the
event.
