Vladimir Putin Shows Appreciation For Innovative Water Dispenser Of Odisha Boy

Harin - Dec 14, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown appreciation for an innovative water dispenser from a class 9 student living in Odisha’s Berhampur.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has shown appreciation for an innovative water dispenser from a class 9 student living in Odisha’s Berhampur. The water dispenser was displayed at Deep Technology Education Program held in Sochi Russia. The program is a collaboration with the Atal Innovation Mission of NITI Aayog.

P.Biswanath Patra has received congratulations from Naveen Patnaik, Odisha Chief Minister. The CM posted his congratulatory message on Twitter.

50 students with 25 from India and 25 from Russia had all taken part in the education program hosted by SIRIUS from Russia from Nov 28 to Dec 8.

Under different categories, 50 students shared their best contemporary innovations. The categories include Drones & Robotics, Remote Earth Sensing, Biotech, Clean Energy, and IT & Data Analysis.

For the IT & Data Analysis category, students created a farmland’s classification based on neural network and satellite data to effectively manage cropland.

In the video, with the help of a translator, Patra was speaking with Putin while the Russian president was smiling, nodding, and responding in Russian.

Putin-Odisha-Boy — In the video, with the help of a translator, Patra was speaking with Putin while the Russian president was smiling, nodding, and responding in Russian.

Once being uploaded online, the video has attracted more than 6.3k views, received over 2.1k likes. Under the comment section, there are a lot of comments congratulating Patra on his achievement.

When the Indian Student-Teacher Delegation returned to India, they have interacted and shared what they had experienced with Dr. Rajiv Kuma, Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog, CEO of NITI Aayog Amitabh Kant, Dr. Vijay Chauthaiwale, and many more.

Last year, the SIRIUS Innovation Festival was held in India with the participation of 10 Russian students and 10 Indian ones.