Name : Dhirendra Kumar
District & State : Muzaffarpur, Bihar
Category : Bamboo Processing Machinery
Award : Consolation
Award Function : 5th National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2009
Innovation Description
Among many other things, Dhirendra has made a small turbine system,which can be attached to a tap/overhead water supply pipe to generate electricity. He has also modified the brake system in bicycle. In his bicycle an accelerator like action is used, where by rotating the hand grip, the brakes are applied. The innovator has also modified a footoperated water pump and a hand pump to make them more efficient and has numerous other ideas.