allahabad one can make tremendous changes in society if one wishes to do it is only through education that our traditional values can be safeguarded education spreads awareness but unfortunately students of today are not aware of the practical aspects of education said prof krishna mishra scientific advisor at the institute of applied sciences iasc while addressing the students at a jal chaupal in sita ram inter college babuganj phulpur under the project on water clinic prof mishra said with the advance of western culture the conventional values are lost and man has become victim of several diseases science plays a major role to curb the menace of such diseases through science only we come to know the dos and donts which are must to lead a healthy life as healthy mind resides in healthy bodchief guest prof alok srivastava said science leads to knowledge the problem arises only when we go away from nature we need to make a conscious effort to conserve the natural resources lets take the case of water fresh water shortage is a growing concern across the world we need to save it first we need to make sure that we are not wasting water he added that water is important to the mechanics of the human body the body cannot work without it just as a car cannot run without gas and oil it acts as a fuel for our body niraj kumar spoke on health benefits for rural children he stressed upon consuming one tomato daily the tomato contains licopine which helps in strengthening the immune system of our body and improves digestion he said adding that human beings are blessed with the logistic brain that is why they have power to think rationally unlike animals kp singh stressed on developing scientific attitude every one is born with same capacity of brain even the rural people can achieve their targets with the same capacity and potential as that of urban people the children only need to be guided to be self sufficient to tackle the problems said singh manvendra tripathi gave a brief description of the vector borne diseases like malaria and dengue he urged students to utilize their potential strength within their own personalities anees f rizvi highlighted the relevance of water in our life and also described the methods of water purification using water purification kit ayesh mariya working on water clinic project gave a demonstration on testing of water sample of sahson phoolpur block using water testing kit she described methods of testing water parameters such as ph chloride carbonates bicarbonates and iron present in water using water testing kit