Name : Master Moxad Pinakin Thaker
District & State : Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Category : Ecofriendly Green/Energy conservation
Award : Appreciation
Award Function : 4th National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2007
Innovation Description
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Background
Millions of tonnes of sewage flows in urban areas and is generally considered useless. Moxad has a conceptual model to generate multiple utilities including electricity from this sewage. Moxad Thaker (15 years), studies in tenth standard at Sheth C. N. Vidyalaya, a renowned school of Ahmedabad. He lives with his parents and a younger sister. His father Pinakin Thaker is a scientist with ISRO and his mother Falguniben is a homemaker.A single incident can change a person?s life and this was true for Moxad too.When Moxad was four years old, he fell off the balcony of their house, which was at first floor and sustained a head injury. This worried his parents and they started buying books for him so that he would stay indoors and not go out to play. Over time, he became devoted to books and the passion of reading on varied subjects helped him to think differently and make new things; reading became a compulsion for the little boy.His interest in science made him think of various options that can be useful at time of war where time is a critical factor. He had an idea of combining depth charge, torpedo and canon balls in a single weapon for our Army that would create greater impact and save time during war. He managed to meet the president, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam at Ahmedabad airport to discuss this idea in February 2002.Being well read and a brilliant student, he has won prizes in quizzes at city, district and state levels. His parents feel that he should concentrate on his studies as much as on the new ideas so that he can achieve his dream of becoming a scientist. He is interested in robotics and nano technology and plans to pursue studies in one of these areas and serve the nation by facilitating reduction of poverty and bringing peace to the country.
http://nif.org.in/innovation/Generating_energy_-from_movement_of_sewage/341