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Odisha school girl bags award at Google Science Fair

| | Sep 23, 2015, at 07:52 pm
Bhubaneswar, Sept 23 (IBNS) A girl from Odisha has won the 'Community Impact Award' at the prestigious Google Science Fair in California.

Reports said Lalita Prasida Sripada Srisai, a ninth standard student of DPS Damanjori in Koraput district developed a low cost bio-absorbent based water purifier which won her $10,000 as prize money. 

Her project will receive support from Google for one year

She has won the award in 13-15 years age group.

 The winners of the fifth annual Google Science Fair were announced live from Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California. 

 
Lalita's school has said the water purifier will aid the poor who don't have access to clean water.

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