APCOST celebrates 22 National Children’s Science Congress

About 700 students display 147 projects at the fair. The exhibits displaying how effluents emanated by some industries are polluting the environment, causing dreaded diseases to humans and the animals, impressed the officers.

Students of various schools explaining their projects to teachers at the 22nd National Childrens Science Congress held in Vijayawada on Tuesday. Photo: V. Raju

As many as 700 students from different schools participated in the 22 district-level National Children’s Science Congress – 2014, held at Andhra Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (APCOST), Regional Science Centre (RSC), here on Tuesday.

Students displayed projects on tropical climate, agriculture, environment, health and other topics. In all 147 projects were exhibited, of which ten were selected for the state-level National Children’s Science Congress (NCSC), to be conducted at Ananthapur, said APCOST RSC in-charge officer J.D. Dilleswara Rao.

Deputy Director (Education) P.S. Babu flagged off the event. Vijayawada Municipal Corporation DEO K. Durga Prasad, Nandigama Deputy DEO M. George Raju, event coordinator Murali participated.

Guests explained the importance of science and technology for students. Teachers should update their knowledge to mould the future citizens into scientists and engineers, said Mr. Babu.

The exhibits displaying how effluents emanated by some industries are polluting the environment, causing dreaded diseases to humans and the animals, impressed the officers.

Ten projects designed on effects of waste on weather and climate, change in temperature, impact of human activities on weather and climate, Ozone layer and its impacts, cage culture for Kolleru, pollution impact on humans, organic farming and its efforts, climate effects on agriculture and health, environment pollution and construction of toilets – were selected for the state-level science congress.