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Chikkamagaluru government high school students’ solar crop dryer wins Karnataka School Innovation challenge

A multi-purpose solar crop dryer by students of Government High School, Niluvagilu, Chikkamagaluru, won the first prize in the Karnataka School Innovation Programme 2022-23 grand finale, which was held at Christ University on Monday.

The solar crop dryer is is eco-friendly and useful for small-scale and large-scale farmers.

The dryer with its unique structure allows the rays of the Sun to penetrate and heat it up. The temperature inside the structure can go up to 60 degrees Celsius, which is helpful to dry crops such as arecanut.

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