March 16, 2019 07:15 pm | Updated 07:15 pm IST
A talented 12-year-old boy from Vadodara has invented a unique device to help cleaning water bodies. Varun Saikia who is currently studying in 8th standard has invented the device with months of hard work.
The device can scoop floating plastic waste from river bodies. Saikia was motivated to invent the device after he got to know about death of Whale due to consumption of plastic.
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