The principal of Delhi University’s Laxmibai College was seen applying cow dung on the walls of a classroom in an effort to combat the scorching heat in the national capital.
The principal, Pratyush Vatsala, herself shared a video of the act on the college’s internal teachers’ group, showing her coating the walls of the classroom with cow dung, a traditional Indian practice believed to regulate indoor temperatures.
The Principal said that the act was part of an ongoing project—Study of Heat Stress Control by Using Traditional Indian Knowledge— being undertaken by a faculty member.
“It is under process. I will be able to share details of the full research after a week. The research is being carried out in porta cabins. I coated one of them myself because there’s no harm in touching natural mud. Some people are spreading misinformation without knowing the full details,” she said.
In the video, Vatsala is seen applying cow dung on the walls with the help of her staff.
She shared the video herself in the college’s teachers’ group which later surfaced on social media. She noted that indigenous methods are being adopted to cool classrooms in C Block.
The principal of Delhi University’s LB college has started the work of plastering the walls of the college with cow dung…!
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