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Mr Krishna is
a casual farm labour in Ananthavaram, a remote village of
Prakasam Dist A.P. State. He is a very creative and strives
to find solutions to the problems noticed by him. He
observed that the conventional pesticide sprayer can be
improved for precise and effective spraying. He designed a
sprayer which is lighter and is better than the Taiwan
sprayer available in the market. He also used a centrifugal
sprayer for all-round effective use. When he demonstrated
his innovation at Tobacco research institute, Guntur ( A.P.),
its enhanced performance impressed many farmers and
scientists. This innovation was awarded Consolation Prize in
4th Biennial Grassroots Innovation Competition.
Krishna is pursuing innovative work and developed new ideas
such as an efficient pressure cooker, linking of streams for
better irrigation facility for villages, common man wind
mill etc. |