Syed Nabeel Mehdi, a student of B. Tech III Year Electrical Engineering department, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University has been selected the “Second Best” in the “Present Around the World” presentation competition South-Asia finals, organized by IET-UK in Sri-Lanka.

The competition was held on 21st August, at Hotel Galadari, one of the finest five star hotels in Sri Lanka. Competition was particularly close amongst Mr. Nabeel (from Delhi zone), Miss Ridhima (from Mumbai zone) & Mr. Saad Ali (from Lahore zone).

Mr. Mehdi gave presentation on the topic “Electricity crisis and role of renewable resources in future”. In his paper, he said that about 1.1 billion people in the world, out of which the majority lives in India are compelled to live in dark. Load shedding is very common in South-Asian countries and Sub-African countries. On the one hand Billions of dollars are being spent on searching life on other planets, while Billions of people live on our own planet in utter darkness. The problems like illiteracy, unemployment, backwardness, poor health, over population etc are rising in our part of the world due to electricity crisis. Mr. Mehdi observed that the need of the hour is to employ renewable green technologies for a better future and healthy environment.

He won a cash prize of £250. The first prize went to Mr. Saad Ali from Pakistan. It was a close competition, with selected participants from Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Lahore, Columbo and Dhaka.

Mr. Nabeel has previously won first prize in Delhi Finals held at Amity University, NOIDA.

He won a cash prize of £250. The first prize went to Mr. Saad Ali from Pakistan. It was a close competition, with selected participants from Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Lahore, Columbo and Dhaka.

Mr. Nabeel has previously won first prize in Delhi Finals held at Amity University, NOIDA.