Innovation on Power tiller attached mobile water pump by a innovative farmers in West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya

 

Tarun Kr Das, Tanmay Samajdar,M. Islam, N. Arun Kr Singh & Sagarika Borah KVK, ICAR, West Garo Hills, Meghalaya

A) General information                                                                                           
    Name of the farmer: Shri Haradhan Mahanta
    Detailed Postal Address: Vill: Puthimari, P.O.: Puthimari Dist: West Garo Hills, Meghalaya, PIN-794105

B) Achievements

 1) Details of innovation developed: The innovation developed is popularly known as Power tiller attached mobile water pump. The water pump attachment is fitted with power tiller by using a V- belt which is operating through the power tiller. The delivery pipe is connecting water source to the pump for discharge of water with the start of power tiller engine. The mobile water pump is very easy to carry & operate, economic, fuel saving, labour saving and movable device.

2) Practical utility of innovation:

  • Economic viability/Feasibility: One litre fuel consumed  by the power tiller attached mobile water pump to supply water for 1.45 hrs by increasing the rpm of the pump,  whereas, normal pump( 5 HP)  consume one litre fuel to supply water only for 1 hrs.
  • Increasing productivity and sustainability and applicability of the innovation: Timely supply of adequate water in the paddy field leads to increase in the crop productivity. The innovation can be used in remote areas where carrying of normal big size pump is not possible and required more manpower to carry. It is accepted by most of the farmers in the locality.
  • Resource conservation and resource management: Easy to carry in remote and water scarcity area. Resources like water, fuel, labour and time could be managed properly.
  • Saving of resource input: Time ,fuel and labour saving
  • Scope of bringing change in management practice Crop/Animals/Horticulture:

1. Unproductive/waste land can be made productive
2. Easily acceptable by the farmers.

3)Extent of publicity of his / her innovation contribution / success story etc: 3-4 neighbouring villages already adopted the innovation for crop cultivation.

Water pump attached with power tiller

Mobile water pump spraying water at farmers field