Udalguri child scientists to participate at State-level science meet

From a Correspondent

TANGLA, Oct 29: A total of eight students from six blocks of Aryabhatta Science Centre in Udalguri district have been selected  for the State-level science based competition to be held at the Regiol Science Centre, Khapara, to be organized by ASTEC (Assam Science Technology and Environment Council),  Guwahati.

 A district-level science based competition organized by the Udalguri Aryabhatta Science Centre under the Assam Science and Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC) was held at Udalguri Girls’ HS School recently. It was iugurated by NC Boro, Inspector of Schools of Udalguri district circle where Sadha Hojai, Deputy Commissioner of Udalguri district appealed to the students to avail the facilities given to them for the promotion of science in their respective areas. She also appealed to the parents and teachers to inspire the children so that they could explore their talent in science in the respective field of work.

The Aryabhatta Science Centre selected eight talented students in three disciplines -  Science model competition where Jyotirmoy Baruah and Smita Boro of Sankardev Sishu Vidya Niketan of Orang under Mazbat block came first and Junmoni Khakhlary and Khanjan Baruah of Kalaigaon HS School under Kalaigaon block came second.

In the extempore speech competition Subhalaxmi Devi of Ramswaroop Agarwalla Memorial English School under Udalguri block stood first and Ishita Tibrewala of Sanred Heart English School of Rowta under Rowta block came second and in the science based poster drawing competition, Satish Gupta of Lokpriya Bordoloi Public School of Kalaigaon and Suman Deka of Arunodoy Academy of Tangla under Kalaigaon block came first and second respectively.

All the selected students will participate in the State-level science based competition of Aryabhatta Science Centre under ASTEC at the Regiol Science Centre in Guwahati on November 4.

 Aryabhata Science Centre of Udalguri district felicitated Bhupali Barman, a child scientist and a student of Ramswaroop Agarwalla Memorial English School of Udalguri with a phulam gamocha for ranking 11th in the tiol-level semir on science held in Mumbai recently.