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Bhavani Nakka

havani Nakka, who is now How did you make these candles?
doing her Intermediate Sec-
Bond year with Bi.P.C Group The wax candles are prepared
in conversation with Edusure with natural dry leaves of neem,
shared her project “Wax Candle to basil, garlic and camphor, spices
Repel Mosquitoes and Insects”. (cents) for flavor and food colors
that are then added to melted wax.
How did this idea occur to you? Pour the entire mixture into the
center of the jar or tube. The can-
People in the village of Balapala dles are made into desired shapes
are afflicted by insect bites and and then cooled. Wax candles are
mosquito bites. So I came up with a then prepared for usage.
solution to this issue.
How does it work on mosquitoes?
Various Insect repellents are Bhavani Nakka, a Class X student at Balapala Post, Kuravi (M),
available in the market now. What I used scientific research to cre- Mahabubabad District designed “Wax Candle to Repel Mosquitoes and
distinguishes your wax candles ate these candles. They offer us nat- Insects”
from other repellents? ural protection. Wax candles are ef-
fective at repelling mosquitoes and improving your problem-solving
Many of these repellents are coils, other insects, causing them to go skills? learning techniques and encourage
and liquids with larger concentra- away without upsetting the balance us to think of practical applications.
tions that might hurt people's lungs of the food chain. Our school gives utmost impor- Fairs and exhibitions are held reg-
and result in side effects including tance to Mathematics and Science. ularly to incite us to come up with
coughing, asthma, pneumonia, etc. How did your school help in The teachers use activity based different models.

Dasari Harshitha welders, and many others.

asari Harshitha, who is now What is the mechanism in your
studying in Class IX at ZPHS Common Man’s Friendly Multiple
DChandanapur, Peddapalli Helmet?
district in conversation with
Edusure shared her project “Com- In this device I used a light weight
mon Mans Friendly Multiple Hel- helmet, sensor, battery, two fans
met”. and a switch. When the smoke or
dust particles come in contact with
Who is your inspiration behind this us, the sensor senses it and imme-
innovation? diately rotates the fans which are
fixed at the top of the helmet. The
My uncle who is welder is my in- air from the fans pushes away the
spiration. smoke or dust and protects com-
mon people from health issues.
Is it affordable? How it is different
from other Helmets?
Dasari Harshitha, a student of Class VII at Chandanapur (V), Ramagiri (M),
Peddapally District designed “Common Friendly Multiple Helmet”. It is affordable to everyone, and
its cost is Rs.1000. It is weightless,
What made you to invent this from allergies of eyes / nose and highly comfortable to wear, and
Helmet? asthma problems due to chalk dust, beneficial to all workers.
My uncle, who is a welder, wears and traffic police, mill workers,
only goggles while work- watchmen etc also suffer from many How did your guide teacher help in
ing. His lungs were health problems due to dust. Mak- your project?
damaged due to not ing "Common Man's Friendly Mul-
wearing any mask at the tiple Helmet" came to me as a solu- My guide teacher, Sri. T. Sampath
time of welding. In addi- tion to all of these issues. Kumar, helped me a lot in designing
tion, I have witnessed this project. When I told him about
carpenters suffering Tell us the uses of Common Man’s my invention, he appreciated my
from continuous inhala- Friendly Multiple Helmet? observation and pushed me to look
tion of saw dust, mid-day for a solution. He also gave me ad-
meal agency workers in It offers protection against vice on how to install a smoke sen-
schools suffering from smoke or dust and other allergies. sor, which rotates the fans if smoke
allergies due to inhaling It is helpful for a variety of occu- or dust enters the welder's nose. His
of husk dust. Teachers pations, including watchmen, valuable inputs helped me design
and students suffer teachers, cooks, mill workers, the device at a faster pace.

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