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Published 13:33 IST, June 26th 2020

12-year-old Kerala boy makes train model with paper, Railway Ministry says 'captivating'

Adhwaithkrishna, a 12-year-old boy from Kerala has captured everybody’s attention, including that of the Railway Ministry with his “near perfect” model train.

Reported by: Riya Baibhawi
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While lockdown has prompted many to showcase their creativity, it is the craftwork of a small boy which is now winning hearts all over.  Adhwaithkrishna, a 12-year-old boy from Kerala has captured everybody’s attention, including that of the Railway Ministry with his “near perfect” model train. What is even more special about his model is that everything including train, tracks are made using paper, gum and scissors only. 

Made with 33 sheets of newspaper 

As per reports, the seventh-grade student created the entire model with only 33 sheets of newspaper, ten sheets of A4 paper. Shared by the Ministry of Railways on its official page, the short clip shows Krishna building a model train out of paper. As the video progresses, the little boy is seeing cutting, quilling, and pasting pieces of paper step by step. The ministry also revealed that the entire train was built in mere three days in lockdown period.

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Since shared, the clip has received has been viewed over 47 thousand times and has been liked over two thousand times. It has racked up a bandwidth of comments from people. 

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This comes as Indian Railways on June 25 said that they have manufactured 1.91 lakh PPE gowns, 66.4 kg sanitizer, and 7.33 lakh masks till June 24. In a coordinated response with state governments, the Indian Railways is gearing up to provide protective equipment to the country's frontline workers and other operational staffs in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The railway ministry said in a statement that it is using all its resources judiciously to create/upgrade its facilities. 

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13:33 IST, June 26th 2020