12 Years old Barodian’s invention to clean water

Varun Saikia is a 12-year-old student from Navarachana School who developed a device for cleaning water bodies. The prodigal child was deeply affected by the global environmental problems of plastic waste polluting the water bodies. He said that almost all the countries of the world are battling to get rid of the plastic waste.
There are animals which are getting harmed and killed due to its consumption. He was shocked by the death of a pilot whale in Thailand which affected him to develop a device for cleaning. Varun created ‘Makara’, a device for sweeping the polluted ponds of the city. The machine is completely battery-operated that would reduce the manual work involved in cleaning.
He was highly inclined towards making the planet cleaner and a bit greener so he kept on reading and researching about the increasing environmental hazards of plastic and its adverse effect. He learnt about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch which distressed him to an extent that resulted in him making Makara.
Makara uses the concept of fluid mechanics. The machine directs the plastic waste towards the receptacle without using any extra force other than the same mechanism which drives it forward. It can collect up to three kg of floating garbage in one go and is ideal for catching floating styrofoam cups, plastic bottles and bags and dead floating insects. Makara can also be used for effortlessly cleaning swimming pools as well.
With further funding, he aims for cleaning larger water bodies too.
Varun’s creativity and ideology of concern for the environment will help in keeping the plastic hazards away.