Young minds building blocks of our next generation: Akhilesh Yadav

Felicitating innovating talents of young people Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that his Government was committed to honour young talent as they are the building blocks of our next generation.

“My government always honours the young talents. I hope such discoveries will pave way for the betterment of the society,” he said while addressing a function where he honoured young and innovative talents including a retired government employee who constructed a Taj Mahal on memory of his deceased wife in Bulandshahr.

He said there are talents rotting in far flung areas. If we can identify them and use their technology one day they can transform the society. Chief Minister also announced an award of Rs 2 lakh each for the innovative talent.

During the function held at the CM’s residence on Friday several innovative models were displayed before which included car running on air, driverless metro train, cheap anti-theft system and automatic fire extinguisher.

CM also honoured Mrigand Raj Pandey, 7, of Faizabad for being the youngest writer whose name has been recorded in the Guiness Book of Records. Yadav also gave Rs 11,000 cash and citation to four youths including a police constable who saved people who met with an accident in the state capital recently.

Yadav appreciated Faizul Hasan Qadri, 81, retired postmaster, for constructing the replica of Taj Mahal in memory of his wife in  Bulandshahr. “Qadri wants children of his village should get education so government has decided to set up an intermediate school there in the next financial year,” he said.

He said “Bulandshahr’s Taj Mahal is equally popular in the Taj twitter account made for Taj Mahal.”

Qadri took up the task of constructing replica of the 17th century monument in 2011, when his wife died of throat cancer He put all his savings in erecting the monument in his Kaser Kalan village.

District Magistate Bulandshahr B Chandrakala, who accompanied  Quadri at the function, said Rs 17 lakh has been spent for the Taj Mahal which was built only by two masons and 20 labourers in just two years’ time.

A young Anand Pandey of Sultanpur district has invented a system to generate power by putting rollers on the speed breakers. He said a big rumble strep can generate so much electricity which can light streets up to one kilometer.

“I have already applied for patent of my discovery,” Pandey said. He has also made fire extinguishers for train coaches.

Hasan Raza Khan also of Sultanpur has made a project of driverless metro train.

Another young scientist Hamid Saifi of Baghpat has claimed to have run a car with air recently. CM has asked officials to go to his village and enquire about the discovery. “If such thing happens it will be unique for the world,” Yadav said.

Vansh Chaturvedi’s anti-theft device was also put on display. The device costs just Rs 90  and a level indicator device for overhead water tanks  which costs just Rs 60. He has also made an anti-fire device costing Rs 60.

Chief Minister also lauded the Kungfu team of young girls and boys which recently won several medals in China.