Innovation Description
Profile
Ms. Pattan Sumiya hails from Andhra Pradesh. She likes dancing and singing and wants to become a doctor when she grows up.
Purpose
During hot summer season traveling in non-air conditioned buses is a very harsh experience. Especially in villages old aged people and school children suffer a lot and there is always a chance of dehydration and sunstroke due to scorching heat present inside the bus. The student has come up with the project of “Air Cooling RTC Bus” with modified windows consisting of wet pads.
Technical detailsHot air when passing through these pads will be converted into a cool breeze and give relief to a large number of passengers including old aged people and children etc.
BenefitsIt provides comfort to the passenger who are traveling in a bus.
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