Deputy Commissioner Kiphire, T. Wati Aier inaugurated the “Atal Tinkering Lab”, at Saramati View Modern School, Kiphire on November 6 in the presence of invitees and students.
In his inaugural address, Aier congratulated the school administration, teaching staff and students for their academic achievements in the recent years and also bringing the Atal Tinkering Lab into function. He also reiterated on the need to targets on new areas of education like electronics, Information Technology, MBA, skill development etc. Aspirants should focus on self employment, or in private sectors, multinational companies and get trained according to the needs of such institutions, he added.
Further, he also emphasized on the needs of Covid-19 protocol and importance of Covid-19 vaccination and urged the student community to encourage and motivate their parents and elders to get vaccinated.
Asela Rothrong, who is also in-charge of the Lab, briefly explained the aims and objectives of the lab, and added that it was a proud moment for the student community as it is the first of its kind in Kiphire district. She assured that the facility will be open for all those who are interested to tinker on robotics and innovate.
Deepankar, ATL Engineer, who trained the students for the last few days, gave a brief history of Atal Tinkering labs in the country.
Headmaster, Bose C. P in his welcome address, mentioned the support and recommendation of the district administration and the District Education Officer to the school to accomplish the project.
During the inaugural function, the young innovators from the school exhibited and explained various innovative projects.