LUCKNOW, Dec. 27 -- Barabanki girl Pooja Pal, 17, received Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar from President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday for inventing a chaff-dust separation machine that reduces agricultural dust and air pollution. Driven by concern for her surroundings, she created the machine that earned her accolades. She comes from a humble background. Her father is a labourer and mother a cook in a government primary school who gets a stipend of Rs 2000 per month. Pooja is studying in class 12 and aspires to become a scientist. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath in a social media post extended his heartiest congratulations to Pooja. "By developing the 'Chaff-Dust Separation Machine' to address the challenge of agricultural air pollution generated from wheat threshers, you have given an excellent demonstration of your innovative thinking, scientific vision, and sense of social responsibility. We are proud of you. Infinite best wishes for your bright future!," the CM said in his post. Barabanki district magistrate Shashank Tripathi's official social media post read: "Today, Puja Pal, the talented daughter of the district was honoured in New Delhi for her innovative effort with the dust-free thresher. The dust-free thresher is a significant innovation in the direction of protecting farmers' health as well as making agricultural work more secure," he said.htc...