Using Foldscope in Swachh Bharat Abhiyan

Jan 01, 2019 • 10:22 AM UTC

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Dr. Jasveen Dua Assocaite Professor Dept. of Botany GGDSD College, Chandigarh (INDIA)

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It was a privilege to address about 110 NSS volunteers in a
week-long training camp @GGDSD College, Chandigarh. The theme being ‘Swachh Bharat Abhiyan’ , the
interaction lasted 2 sessions.
In the 1 st session, the importance of cleanliness
was stressed upon and the ways and means for the same were discussed. It was
followed by introduction of Foldscope and its role in observing microbes. The
target group consisted of students from various streams – science, arts and
commerce. The participants were quite enthusiastic and were keen to learn more
about frugal innovation – the Foldscope.
Dr. Samriti Dhawan, the Principal investigator demonstrated
the assembly of Foldscope and a video on microbes in water was shown to the
students, wherein Dr. Manu, Jim and other team-mates discussed the importance
of Foldscope and its unique features that make it suitable for detecting
microbes in water samples.

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The 2 nd session was activity-based. The curiosity driven students under the mentorship of Foldscope trainers took samples of microbes from rotting tomato and pomegranate, mobile phones and damp walls and fixed them on slide to view through Foldscope. The efforts of the NSS Co-ordinators Dr. Devi Singh and Ms.
Mani Bahara are highly commendable in making the camp – a success.

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