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Published: October 20, 2014 00:08 IST | Updated: October 20, 2014 00:50 IST
Generating power with the help of bullocks!
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A pair of bullocks is tied to a yoke connected to the machine. Bullocks turn the machine exactly as in an oil mill. The mechanical energy is
converted into electricity. Muscle Energy Enviro Mission(MEEM) is developed as a social initiative with the sole aim to address a major problem
faced by the Telangana framers. Photo: G. Ramakrishna
City-based entrepreneur develops eco-friendly generator which promises solution to farmers hit by power crisis. The cost of the
equipment is around Rs. 2 lakh and can be installed on a 100 sq. yard piece of land.
A unique eco-friendly generator developed by a city based entrepreneur promises to provide an effective solution to
the woes of Telangana farmers hit by power crisis.
On Sunday, the Muscle Energy Enviro Mission (MEEM) machine was showcased in the city amidst farmer leaders and
public representatives from across the State. The simple machine, developed by Battula Jagadish of Maddox
Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, generates power within minutes as a result of the mechanical energy provided by the moving
bullocks.
The cost of the equipment is around Rs. 2 lakh and can be installed on a 100 sq. yard piece of land. A pair of bullocks
are tied to a yoke connected to the machine and the bullocks turn the machine exactly as in an oil mill. The electricity
thus generated can not only provide power for devices like fans and lights but can also run a 5 HP motor.
According to Mr. Jagadish, to run a 5 HP motor 3.73 units per hour is required and with MEEM machine, a farmer
can generate 9.33 units per hour. The farmer, here, is generating a surplus power of 5.60 units per hour after his
farming requirement and it can be encashed by activating the net metering scheme, said Mr. Jagadish, In large
power projects, profits go to the entrepreneurs who establish the project and sell the surplus to industrial sector. This
causes a reverse flow of money to rural sector.
Mr. Jagadish, speaking at the three-day programme at exhibition grounds, said that this machine would also help
provide an important and rightful place to livestock in the rural agriculture sector. We will strive to get a subsidy for
this initiative so that it could be affordable to the farmers, said Mr. Jagadish.
The entrepreneur now plans to demonstrate his invention in every district of Telangana by involving farming
communities as well as the local administration.
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