Even as government officials, teachers and professionals fret over the prolonged power cuts in the city, a bunch of students going to various Chennai Schools seems to have some innovative, long-term solutions to tackle the crisis.
“If we need to generate additional power, we need to harness other sources such as the wind,” said V. Deepika, testing her little windmill. Some tweaking and a few trials later, the two windmills in her model spun swiftlyShe was among the Chennai School students who were presenting different science concepts using innovative model at the Science Exhibition for Chennai Schools that began at the Girls' School in Nungambakkam on Monday. tAnother team, a few metres away, was busy boiling rice in the hot sun. “We are trying to cook using solar energy,” said K. Yuvarani, a class IX student. Several such interesting exhibits and models that come alive in students' enthusiasm are part of the two-day exhibition organised by the Chennai Corporation.
