Innovation Description
Profile
Innovator Mr. Biren Kumar Sahoo hails from the Angul district of Orissa. He is a farmer by
profession and has been doing this from last five years. Previously, the pudding
operation was not getting done in an effective way by the traditional
wooden puddler, so the innovator developed this puddler made up of iron material.
Purpose
Mr. Sahoo has developed an animal drawn dual purpose implement to
perform puddling as well as intercultural operation simultaneously.
Technical details
This is a bullock drawn and drum type puddler
where different sections of mild steel angle bar are attached in an inclined
position over the surface.
Performance
The innovator has claimed that this implement has a capacity to cover 1 acre of land in 2 hours.
Benefits
It performs multiple operations and has less cost. This perform better puddling and intercultural operations.
Suggested
Reading(s):
Dixit, J. (2006). Performance of CIAE animal drawn puddler in kashmir valley. Journal of Agricultural Engineering, 43(3), 97-100.
Kumar, A., Mandal, S., Singh, R. K., & Tamhankar, M. B. (2015). Comparative performance of puddlers in low lands of hilly areas. Indian Journal of Hill Farming, 28(1), 63-68.
Shrivastava, A. K., & Datta, R. (2001). Performance evaluation of an animal drawn puddling implements under controlled soil-bin conditions. Journal of Terramechanics, 38(3), 121–131.
YouTube, (2019). Bullock drawn puddler. Retrieved on February 17, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA0azes2cQU
