NOB- Manthani news: On 26.05.2025, State Minister Varyulu Duddilla Sridhar Babu inaugurated the Rural Prototyping & Innovation Center set up as part of Dream Start and Rise Innovation Network near Boss Depot in Manthani town along with District Collector Koya Sri Harsha. Speaking on the occasion, Minister Sridhar Babu said that The Prototyping & Innovation Center set up in Manthani town will be useful for creating awareness among students and people in rural areas through the Tea Works system and bringing out their technological skills. He said that 3 trainers will be appointed from the Tea Works team in Manthani town and that efforts are being made to make Manthani a knowledge hub for the future generations. He said that steps have been taken to provide complete knowledge to local children from the grassroots level. The Minister advised the Collector to ensure that students studying in high schools in our district visit the Prototyping & Innovation Center. He said that not only school students but also ITI and polytechnic college students should use these. He said that various ideas that farmers come up with to solve various problems will also be helped to materialize. He said that efforts are being made to make Manthani a symbol of intelligence at the global level. The minister said that a small software company has been brought to Manthani, an area about 250 kilometers from Hyderabad, and in the future, many companies will be brought here by showing the skills of the students here. District Collector Koya Sri Harsha said that we get the idea that many of the problems we have in our daily lives can be solved by using technology and making small changes, and that the Tea Works, Dream Start and Rise Innovation Network team will move forward to provide support to turn such ideas into reality. He said that they will try to manufacture the new ideas that students come up with in the school through the prototyping machines and machines available here. He said that if the ideas for solving daily problems are first prepared on a small scale and work properly, they will also get support to produce them on a large scale. The collector said that everyone with innovative ideas, regardless of age, should come and use the Dream Start and Rise Innovation Network. Tea Works Director Jogender, RDO Suresh, officials, public representatives, leaders and others participated in this program.