Article Courtesy: The Hindu

Author: M. J. Prabhu

Presently farmers in Tamil Nadu are battling two problems — acute water shortage and a major power crisis. “Even to pump out the fast dwindling water from the wells for irrigating the crops farmers need electricity. Sometimes they get it after 14 hours or some days they get the supply in 6-7 hours".

Mr. David has developed a device called ‘Drought fighter’ that promises to be of help during dry season or when water availability is low. The main feature of this device is that it does not require electricity to operate it, but works on solar energy. It is priced at Rs.15,000.

Need of the hour:Mr. David demonstrating the use of the solar pwered drought fighter.Photo: Special Arrangement

“The machine is mainly developed to help a farmer conserve water and use the available water efficiently for irrigating his crops, without using electricity. Already several wells in the region are fast becoming dry with no water. Throughout the State it is the same. Having already developed a solar spray I decided to apply the same idea and developed this new water conserving machine that runs on solar power,” he says. To read more click here