Daijiworld Media Network - Mandya (SP)

Mandya, Dec 25: While protests by farmers against the central government over the controversial farm laws continue to rage in parts of India, the nation is also hailing farmers by way of celebrating 'Kisan Samman Diwas' in honour of Chaudhary Charan Singh, the fifth Prime Minister of independent India. The contribution of farmers to the country is no doubt immense, not just in terms of agricultural production and putting food on our plates, but in terms of leading agricultural innovation as well.

One such progressive farmer is Manje Gowda from Komanahalli village here, who has studied up to eighth standard. His inventions and new plans he has envisaged have earned him a repution of being known as farmer-cum-scientist, 'Robot' Manje Gowda. Now he has started to supply free power to his village, and particularly to the poor villagers.

Manje Gowda has an interest in science and technology. He has already invented several machineries and equipment. Now he has been generating power by using seepage water from the pond and supplying power free of cost.

By using his own imagination, Gowda had a fixed turbine which is run by a machine he had made that pushes water on to the turbine. He generates about 3 kw power which is supplied to his village, Komanahalli, a kilometre away from his land, through the cable, He has been providing power to the poor families as well as schools, milk dairy etc. He also supplies water and power. He also generates wind power.

Manje Gowda's other inventions are automatic railway gate, robot that can search for people and things that have fallen into water or borewells and machineries that can help the soldiers at the nation's border etc.

District in-charge minister, Narayana Gowda, who has hailed Gowda's achievements and social work, said that he will bring these things to the notice of the government and see that the government will extend him help.