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Puttur's Master Swastik Padma receives National Child Award-2017 from President

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November 15, 2017

Mangaluru, Nov 15: Master Swastik Padma, a science student of Vivekananda Pre University College in Puttur, Dakshina Kannada district, is one of the 16 children from across the country who received the National Child Awards 2017 on the occasion of Children’s Day in New Delhi on Tuesday. 

Responding to the award the 16-year-old boy said that it was great honour for him to receive the award from the president of India. “This is one of the best moments in my life. It's a great day for me. The composite material that I developed is 24 times stronger than the concrete," he said. 

Swastik got the national award as he developed a corrosion resistant composite material from low-density polythene waste plastic and ground granulated blast furnace slag.

His innovative work was presented at the International Science and Engineering Fair 2017 at Los Angeles earlier this year. It also fetched him the Grand Award at the prestigious IRIS National Science Fair held in Pune and the Guide Recognition Award at Indian Science and Engineering Fair at Puttur.

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