A group of engineering students from S.R.K.R. Engineering College develop the cycle. A battery fitted to the tricycle stores solar power and helps it run for 5-6 hours.
Solar-powered tricycle for physically challenged developed by S.R.K.R. Engineering College students on display at Bhimavaram in West Godavari.
A solar-powered tricycle fabricated by a group of engineering students from S.R.K.R. Engineering College here helps the physically challenged defy their disability and move around freely like any other normal person.
The students developed the
vehicle with a financial aid of Rs. 50,000, extended by the Institute of
Engineers, Kolkata, in a period of six months under the guidance of V.
Durga Prasad, Professor in Civil Engineering. The students involved in
the project were Vivek, Lokesh, Bhavishya, Sudha, Chandini and Sadgun,
all from the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Eco-friendly
A
battery fitted to the tricycle stores solar power and helps it run for
5-6 hours. Mr. Durga Prasad said the tricycle could accommodate
two-persons, including the driver, and run at a speed ranging between
15-20 km. He said the solar power-based tricycle was developed in their
college when only hand-driven vehicles were in use. It is 100 per cent
eco-friendly and pollution free, he asserted. Mr. Durga Prasad said the
upgraded tricycle could run manually and with solar power as well. The
college principal D. Ganga Raju appreciated the students for their novel
initiative.
According to Mr. Durga Prasad, the
college management has permitted the Department of Mechanical
Engineering to fabricate the latest version of the tricycles in large
numbers, depending on the demand from the physically challenged. A few
physically challenged students of the college are using the power-based
tricycle presently.
Source : The Hindu , 19th May 2014
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