Devices that farmers can use in their day-to-day agricultural operations have been developed by the students of final year B.E at the Jawaharlal Nehru National College of Engineering here, as part of their project work.
D.S. Ramakrishna, chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in the college, told The Hindu that in wake of migration of farm workers from rural areas towards urban areas for livelihood, the agricultural sector was facing acute shortage of workers. This problem could be resolved with mechanisation of farm operations. Students were encouraged to develop models that could minimise the reliance on labour in agricultural operations, he said.
A ‘rotary type coconut de-husking machine’ has been developed by G.N. Chiranjeevi, H.S. Chethan, Mohammed Imad and B.R. Abhilash, students of the college. The machine, mounted on a stand, is operated by a 1 HP motor. When a coconut is placed between the rollers that are fitted with metallic teeth, the husk gets removed. Two coconuts can be de-husked simultaneously with this machine.
With the objective of helping farmers undertake harvesting operations at minimal cost, J. Darshan, Ganesh Jambige, Karthik Basavanthkar and Manoj Bapat have developed a ‘pedal crank wheat and paddy threshing machine.’
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