DAV Model School, IIT Kharagpur achieved a historic milestone in a project “Exploring Water Quality in India and Kentucky”, a collaborative project where 10 schools from India and 9 schools from USA participated. The school won the first place award in WIKI Presentation- Exploring Water Quality in Eastern India and Kentucky and was felicitated with certificate and a water testing kit from the Department of Agriculture, Kentucky University, USA at the American Center, Kolkata by Mr. Jamie Dragon, Director of American Center, U.S. Consulate General, Kolkata on June 22.

Five students also gave a poster presentation on the topic “Assessment of Water Quality of Kangsabati River of West Medinipur District” at the American Center, Kolkata where the 10 schools from India presented their topic of research amid other Kolkata schools that attended the event. The school won the second prize in the project where the co-ordinating teacher was invited to visit Kentucky, USA and to attend a seminar at Southeast Geological Society of America in April, 2018.

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