Two young girls from Jorhat in Assam have qualified for the world's largest international pre-college science competition to be held at Pittsburgh.
Bidisha Gogoi, a student of Balya Bhavan, and Dimpi Deori, a student of Namdeuri Higher Secondary School, have qualified for the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair to be held at Pittsburgh in the United States from May 15 to May 22.
Around 1,600 students from 70 countries, including 30 from India will participate in the fair.
They were selected by the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum after they presented their innovative projects at the IRIS National Fair-2014 at Ahmedabad in December 2014.
Bidisha's model is an energy-efficient device to cook rice cakes while Dimpi has created wicks for lamps from betel nut fibers which consumes less oil compared to cotton wicks.
"We had first showcased our project at Moriani district of Assam. From there we got selected and went to Dhemaji and from there we went to Bhopal. After getting selected at Bhopal, we went to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2014, we went to Ahmedabad and after getting selected there, we are now going to America," said Bidisha.
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"I am very happy that I have been able to make Assam proud through my achievements. People from other parts of the world will get to know how talented people from Assam are," said Dimpi.
The two of them were recently felicitated by the Jorhat Science Centre and planetarium in presence of locals, teachers and scientists.
Both of them had earlier participated in the National Children Science Congress held in Bhopal in 2013 and were among 20 shortlisted students to get an opportunity to work under top Indian scientists.
Curator of the Jorhat Science Centre and Planetarium Dr. Pranabjyoti Chetia said that the achievement of the two youngsters will encourage entire Northeastern region.
"It is very good news for Jorhat, Assam and the entire northeastern region because in this younger generation we are generally trying to encourage or invite students to participate the international science congress," said Chetia.