Name : Mr. Annasaheb Udgavi
District & State : Belgaum, Karnataka
Category : Agricultural (General)
Award : National
Award Function : 1st National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2001
Price : The cost of rain guns varies according to the coverage area.
Delivery Period : One month after confirmed order with full advance payment
Innovation Description
- Award Status
- IPR Status
- Technical Specification
- Salient Features
Annasaheb Udagavi, a farmer in Sadala village of chikkoditaluka in Belgaun district, North Karnataka. He is also known for his extra ordinary skill in reparing old Buddhist statues. Called Chandraprabha Water Gun (Rain gun), it is an innovative sprinkler, which washes away white flies and Aphids from the tobacco plant. The sprinkler system is also useful in irrigating sugarcane. Annasaheb Udagavi, a farmer in Sadala village of chikkoditaluka in Belgaun district, North Karnataka, has designed sprinkler system which covers as much as 140 feet radius to irrigate the sugar cane. Many years ago, when hardly anybody knew about drip irrigation, he thought of using it in his own way. To save his betel-vine orchard from the acute scarcity of water, He fitted PVC pipes, used in electrical fittings, after making perforations with nails. He spent 30,000 Rs/- to cover 2 acres of betel-vine in 1985. By irrigating it for an hour every dy, he successfully maintained the orchard for 7 years. But poor prices for betel leaf & labour problems made him switch to other crops.
Annasaheb Udagavi, a farmer in Sadala village of chikkoditaluka in Belgaun district, North Karnataka. He is also known for his extra ordinary skill in reparing old Buddhist statues. Called Chandraprabha Water Gun (Rain gun), it is an innovative sprinkler, which washes away white flies and Aphids from the tobacco plant. The sprinkler system is also useful in irrigating sugarcane.Annasaheb Udagavi, a farmer in Sadala village of chikkoditaluka in Belgaun district, North Karnataka, has designed sprinkler system which covers as much as 140 feet radius to irrigate the sugar cane. Many years ago, when hardly anybody knew about drip irrigation, he thought of using it in his own way. To save his betel-vine orchard from the acute scarcity of water, He fitted PVC pipes, used in electrical fittings, after making perforations with nails. He spent 30,000 Rs/- to cover 2 acres of betel-vine in 1985. By irrigating it for an hour every dy, he successfully maintained the orchard for 7 years. But poor prices for betel leaf & labour problems made him switch to other crops.
Washing away pests:
A novel way of pest control He thencultivvated tobacco for a few years & thought again about a new sprinkler irrigation system. He believed that the best method to save his crop was to wash down aphids and white flies with a high-pressure water spray. He switched over to sugarcane cultivation for better returns. Although he had dug another well for irrigating the sugar cane crop, the problem of salinity and the difficulty of irrigating the dense crop made him search for an alternative. And then the sprinkler irrigation system started taking shape.
Birth of new Sprinkler:
By studying the conventional sprinkler irrigation system, he designed a new one to suit the sugar cane crop. He worked with wood at home and later fabricated it at a foundry. After installing it in his field, he further improved its design. To achieve a balanced shaft movement, He added about 400 gm additional weight. At the outlet, he provided a groove for fixing nozzles of different sizes to throw water at different length as per need. Further, he introduced a locking system to prevent the sprinkler head from throwing water into neighboring fields. With all this refinements, he has now an almost perfect sprinkler head, which he has named after goodness Chandraprabha.
Annasaheb Udagavi, a farmer in Sadala village of chikkoditaluka in Belgaun district, North Karnataka. He is also known for his extra ordinary skill in reparing old Buddhist statues. Called Chandraprabha Water Gun (Rain gun), it is an innovative sprinkler, which washes away white flies and Aphids from the tobacco plant. The sprinkler system is also useful in irrigating sugarcane.Annasaheb Udagavi, a farmer in Sadala village of chikkoditaluka in Belgaun district, North Karnataka, has designed sprinkler system which covers as much as 140 feet radius to irrigate the sugar cane. Many years ago, when hardly anybody knew about drip irrigation, he thought of using it in his own way. To save his betel-vine orchard from the acute scarcity of water, He fitted PVC pipes, used in electrical fittings, after making perforations with nails. He spent 30,000 Rs/- to cover 2 acres of betel-vine in 1985. By irrigating it for an hour every dy, he successfully maintained the orchard for 7 years. But poor prices for betel leaf & labour problems made him switch to other crops.
Comparison with other designs:
A simple comparison of a conventional sprinkler system with this clearly illustrates the advantages of his innovations over other systems. Two ‘Chandraprabha Rain gun’ sprinkler heads are enough to irrigate acres of sugarcane. The per head cost is Rs. 3,500/-. The per acre installation cost is Rs. 15,000/-, inclusive of the installation of 3 inch PVC main pipeline and riser pipe. It can irrigate 1 acre in about one and half hour time. Since it has 3-inch pipe and a wide nozzle, even composts such as biogas slurry can be applied to the crop through it. Since the water is applied with force, pests like aphids, white flies etc. can be washed down. It does not even need additional pipelines because of its large coverage.
A simple comparison of a conventional sprinkler system with this clearly illustrates the advantages of his innovations over other systems. Two ‘Chandraprabha Rain gun’ sprinkler heads are enough to irrigate acres of sugarcane. The per head cost is Rs. 3,500/-. The per acre installation cost is Rs. 15,000/-, inclusive of the installation of 3 inch PVC main pipeline and riser pipe. It can irrigate 1 acre in about one and half hour time. Since it has 3-inch pipe and a wide nozzle, even composts such as biogas slurry can be applied to the crop through it. Since the water is applied with force, pests like aphids, white flies etc. can be washed down. It does not even need additional pipelines because of its large coverage.
A novel way of pest control He thencultivvated tobacco for a few years & thought again about a new sprinkler irrigation system. He believed that the best method to save his crop was to wash down aphids and white flies with a high-pressure water spray. He switched over to sugarcane cultivation for better returns. Although he had dug another well for irrigating the sugar cane crop, the problem of salinity and the difficulty of irrigating the dense crop made him search for an alternative. And then the sprinkler irrigation system started taking shape.