When professionals of their ilk are running after white collar jobs, two technical graduates from one of India’s most backward districts, Kalahandi, invested their time and knowledge to resolve issues that the farming community has been struggling with.
Minushri Madhumita and Amrita Jagatdeo, both from Bhawanipatna, have developed three solar powered devices that are Internet of Things (IoT) enabled and would improve fisheries production.
The prototypes of the products – Dhivara Mitra, Krishi Dhanu and Matsya Bandhu – have been completed and patented. An IoT enabled integrated floating device Dhivara Mitra will cater to uniform distribution of feed and aeration in fish ponds.
The pH measurement scale attached to the device can measure and maintain pH level of the water body proving beneficial for both fish and prawn farmers. While Matsya Bandhu is a fish/prawn feed dispenser, Krishi Dhanu is a solid fertiliser dispenser.
Madhumita said fish farmers can now earn more with the help of technology. The fully automated Dhivara Mitra is a solution to the issues that fish farmers face due to uneven distribution of feed and maintenance of dissolved oxygen, she said.
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