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Category
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Agriculture,House Hold Innovations,Other Machinery,Equipments,Agro processing,Others,Rural Machinery,Farm Implements
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Details Of Innovation
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Mr. A T Thomas, a marginal farmer, had plenty of arrowroot in his field which had to be powdered manually - this task is time-consuming and as it is also strenuous, labour demands high rates to perform this job. These challenges led him to devise a machine that would efficiently perform the grinding of arrowroot. He then developed a machine with a 16-inch wooden roller which also proved to be time-consuming. After continuous trials, he developed a more efficient machine to powder arrowroot. This machine is 1 foot square, 3 feet high and weighs 40 kg. This machine can powder 100 kg. of fresh arrowroot in 25 minutes (100 kg. fresh arrowroot are required to turn out 8 kg. powder). One kilogram of arrowroot powder commands a price of Rs.250. Most people in neighbouring areas use this machine for powdering their arrowroot. Thomas charges Rs.1.50 for powdering one kilogram of arrowroot.
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