Hyderabad teen sets up solar plant worth Rs 7.75L to help orphans

Hyderabad: A 15-year-old student from the city has set up a solar plant worth Rs 7.75 lakhs from his savings to provide clean energy to an orphanage.
Although unusual for most teenagers, Darsh Tibrewala, a grade 10 student aims to support orphanages around the city.
A student at the Oakridge International School, Drash started an initiative named ‘Project HOPES’ (Helping Orphans Procure Education and Sustainability), a student-led NGO to help underprivileged students become contributing members of society and global citizens.
The teenager managed to raise funds through different charitable trusts and donated a solar panel system to the orphanage, Vejbal Bal Nivas located at Shivarampally in Rajendranagar on the city outskirts.
The Panel inaugurated in the presence of his family members and some well-wishers on Sunday will now provide children with a reliable and sustainable source of energy.
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