Technology Description

The technology consists of a new instrument to replace drip-irrigation, and a system of implementation thereof. The technology provides a new system of irrigation where water is delivered right around the roots under the ground through a newly develop water administration system. It minimizes water seepage, evaporation and thus drastically reduces water requirement and minimizes water-mix nutrient loss. It offers unique control features by which water flow can be regulated or stopped when required. It brings revolution in the way micro irrigation is done and will open new possibilities of viable farming opportunities even in desert areas. Power consumption for irrigation will be greatly reduced.

Applications

The product is targeted to farming, particularly the micro-irrigation segment. It aims to replace the whole of drip-irrigation system and sub-surface drip irrigation system. Due to its water and thus nutrient administering efficiencies, it will enlarge the scope of micro-irrigation and areas which hitherto considered non-viable for farming shall now become viable.

Benefits

• The present technology provides following advantages over the existing systems.
  
• It reduces capital cost for micro-irrigation systems since the instrument is simpler, smaller and less complex.
  
• It reduces power requirement for irrigation as water is targeted to the root areas so that water does not seep in a large areas neither it evaporates.
  
• It reduces water requirement.
  
• It prevents nutrient wastage by preventing water seepage which is the case with the existing system, it prevents water clogging since.
  
• It allows controlling single valve so that unwanted dripping of water can be avoided.
  
• It offers control facility for a range of water pressure, which is not present in any existing system.
  
• The need for power, water, nutrients is reduced to less than one-fifth and the capital cost is reduced to one-third.
  

Contact details:

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