Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Friday 10 November 2017

#Smog in Brain ?

#Smog in Brain ? 



{ Source for the following info : Hindustan Times / 10  Nov }


“ For farmers in Punjab, it’s a 20 million tonne-a-year issue “


Extract :


·         About 3 million acres are cultivated for paddy in Punjab and 20 million tonnes of stubble are generated every year


·         Harvesters skim from the top and leave 80 % of the paddy plant – 6” to 8” long – on the field


·         Since farmers need to sow wheat within a fortnight of harvesting paddy, they burn the straw , or paraali , to save time, labour and money


·         As per Manjeet Singh Makkar ( Head , Farm Machinery and Power Engineering Department , Punjab Agricultural University ) , following are three solutions :


     #  Straw Chopper – cum- Spreader

         This machine chops the stubble and mixes it in the soil either with the help of
         water or a rotavator



    #   Straw Management System and a “ Happy Seeder “

        It cuts the straw into small pieces and scatters it evenly . Next , a Happy Seeder
       mounted on a tractor can be used to sow Wheat and put the cut straw over the area
       as mulch, which improves soil fertility . The two machines cost Rs 1.25 lakhs



   #   A Baler , which bales the straw .

       These can be used in power plants or card-board factories



       “ Given a choice between a box of match-sticks and machinery worth Rs 2 lakhs , what will you choose ? “ , asked Billa Singh , a farmer in Phagwara




Now consider this :

·         Between harvesting paddy and sowing wheat, there is a 15 day window


·         One pair of machines ( described above ) can work 6 / 7 acres/day


·         That is 100 acres in 15 days ( with one pair )


·         Paddy Stalk needs to be removed from 30 lakh acres, in 15 days


·         That means , Punjab needs 30,000 pairs of machines ( for 15 days )


·         One pair costs Rs 2 lakhs


·         So , 30,000 pairs will cost Rs 60,000 lakhs ( Rs 600 crores )


·         In Maharashtra , nearly 80 lakh farmers will get farm-loan waiver amounting to Rs 34,000 crores


·         In UP , 12 lakh farmers got farm-loan waiver of Rs 36,000 crore


·         Who can believe that Shri Amrinder Singhji ( CM – Punjab ) cannot find Rs 600 crore to create a FARM HELP SPV , which will own those 30,000 machines and let farmers rent out @ Rs 10 / day ?

   
And , through this method ( # 1 above ) , can we assure the farmers that their,


·         soil will become more FERTILE

·         YIELD will go up by 100 %

·         Income will rise dramatically ,


as the farmers of Maharashtra are discovering , using SRT farming method developed by Chandrashekar Bhadsavle ?



I urge Shri Amrinder Singhji to read the following :


A Maharashtra Farmer’s AgriTech Holds Promise for Delhi’s Pollution Woes





And can someone figure out how to combine this [ SRT ] with the following technology from China to provide a powerful incentive to the Punjab farmers to stop burning paddy stalk ?


Garbageis Green Gold { 3G }  [  10  Sept  2016  ]


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11  Nov  2017


1 comment:

  1. Such progressive farmer friendly steps must be initiated by all state governments. NaMo is progressive and must lend his support to such initiatives as true CEO of Bharat.
    Hope poloticians rise above politics and choose path of prosperity for all as Nanak Devji said "Sarvatra ka bhala"

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