26TH NATIONAL CHILDREN’S SCIENCE CONGRESS

FOCAL THEME – TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION FOR A CLEAN, GREEN AND

HEALTHY NATION

Electricity Generation Through Simple

Environmental Elements

Leader - Devansh Dubey

Member - Aditya Sagar Shukla
Guide Teacher -Mrs. Mukta Verma
Holy Cross Convent Sr. Sec. School, Ambikapur, Surguja, Chhattisgarh
Introduction

 Energy is
fundamental for life
Problems in Availability of
electricity

 Transmission

 Affordability
Need for Innovation

 Non reliable methods of

transmission

 Eco friendliness

 Human elephant conflict

 Remoteness

 Natural calamities
 The Case of Surguja

 Lies in Northern Chhattisgarh

 Very remote area

 Predominantly Tribals

 Deprived of Development

 Connectivity and transmission

problem
Aims

 Innovation is the key

 To develop/test an apparatus

 Explore the willingness of the villagers

Objective 1

1. Does the apparatus works as per my design

to produce electricity to the desired extent ?

2. Can the power generated by the apparatus

be used for running simple household
electrical appliances such as CFL bulbs,
Mobile chargers etc...
Objective 2

1. Are people willing to experiment the

apparatus ?

2. What are their perceptions/expectations

about the apparatus ?
Methods
Process involving in designing the
apparatus
Questionnaire Survey
 Results

 Apparatus worked
 Generated electricity
 Charge a mobile phone
 Light a Bulb
 Use water can be used for irrigation
 Rainwater harvested
Survey Results

Total interviewed = 156

No. of villages covered = 12

Sample size = 5% of total village population

Sex ratio of respondents

Female
17%

Male
83%
 Age structure of respondents

40
35
30
Persentage (%)

25
20
15
10
5
0
Below 20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 Above 60
Age group
 Respondent Willingness
90
80
70
Persentage (%)

60
50
40
30
20
10
0
Yes No Unsure
Response
Conclusions

 Unit has larger implications

 Primarily unit worked
 Can be used for lighting a bulb
 Can be used for charging mobile phone
 Water can also be harvested for other
purpose
 People are willing but they want time and
monetary support
 Unit can be used in remote areas
Further possible up gradations
Learning's

 Never conduct interview in village in nights

 Sorrows of village

 Hard work

 Knowledge about local environment

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 Sr. Gerald, Principal, Holy cross convent sr.

Sec. School
 Mr. Deepak Kumar, IIT Kharagpur
 Mr. Ankit Kumar, WII Dehradun
 Mr. N.Laxminarayanan, WII Dehradun
 Mr. Prabhat Dubey
 Mr. Lakhan Yadav
THANK YOU !