<p class="title">S J Shamanth Acharya, a class 10 student, has created a drone from the money he earned while working in a catering firm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shamanth, a student of Canara High School in Dongerkeri, who is waiting for his SSLC exam results is the son of Jagadish Acharya and Shyamala Acharya from Car Street.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While working in catering during the holidays, he had earned Rs 8,000. Using the money, he had purchased all the raw materials required to make a drone. When he found he was short of money, his friends and family members supported him and encouraged him to complete the work on a drone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He learnt how to make a drone from YouTube and searching online.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“With hard work and dedication, I was able to prepare a basic drone. The drone can move up to 1km at a height of 60 feet,” said Shamanth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shamanth has won several prizes in the science model competitions held at Besant College, NITK in Surathkal. He had even taken part in the Inspire award competition at the state-level and had won Rs 10,000 cash prize.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He had developed an interest in creating a drone when he saw it being used to capture photos during weddings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I earned money after working in catering. Now, I have prepared a basic model of a drone. I will develop it further in the coming days. I want to use the drone for agriculture and health care sectors,” he said.</p>
<p class="title">S J Shamanth Acharya, a class 10 student, has created a drone from the money he earned while working in a catering firm.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shamanth, a student of Canara High School in Dongerkeri, who is waiting for his SSLC exam results is the son of Jagadish Acharya and Shyamala Acharya from Car Street.</p>.<p class="bodytext">While working in catering during the holidays, he had earned Rs 8,000. Using the money, he had purchased all the raw materials required to make a drone. When he found he was short of money, his friends and family members supported him and encouraged him to complete the work on a drone.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He learnt how to make a drone from YouTube and searching online.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“With hard work and dedication, I was able to prepare a basic drone. The drone can move up to 1km at a height of 60 feet,” said Shamanth.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Shamanth has won several prizes in the science model competitions held at Besant College, NITK in Surathkal. He had even taken part in the Inspire award competition at the state-level and had won Rs 10,000 cash prize.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He had developed an interest in creating a drone when he saw it being used to capture photos during weddings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“I earned money after working in catering. Now, I have prepared a basic model of a drone. I will develop it further in the coming days. I want to use the drone for agriculture and health care sectors,” he said.</p>