Water woes? Call the pump now!

Necessity is the mother of invention worldwide but in India, it's the mother of innovation.

Tired of living in the dark, a farmer in Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh, Valishetty Narendra, invented an amazing way to water his fields at any time, with his cellphone!

The irregular power supply meant he had to dodge snake bites and walk to the water pump to get the water flowing again.

So he decided to make a call, not to the local authorities but to his water pump. He invented a device that allows him to operate his pump with a phone call.

"We farmers have to worry about the water supply at odd hours. Now with mobile phones, things will change for the better at the farm," said Narendra.

The device works using two mobile phones. While Narendra connects one phone to this motor pump, he dials the number from his cellphone, activating the motor pump, releasing water into his 3-acre farm.

The 29-year-old farmer can now monitor the watering of his fields from the comfort of his home.

He doesn't have a fancy degree but his interest in gadgets and circuits spurred him to come up with this innovation, a classic example of necessity being the mother of invention.

With only a minimal investment of about Rs 2000, other farmers like Narendra are glad that such technology will ease their problem of nocturnal trips to their fields to water their crop.

“It is of great help. Other farmers can also benefit and they don't need to go to the fields in the night anymore," said his neighbour, Rajesh Srimala.

For six months, all he did was dabble with different circuit charts, cellphones and wires, painstakingly trying out various methods to get the gadgets to work in tandem.

Narendra now plans to stake claim on his innovation and apply for patent. If approved, he hopes that his novel idea can become an answer to every farmer's woes

source: CNN-IBN