A sub-surface porous vessels (SSPV) based minor irrigation is being developed in the in the villages of the Thar desert to benefit the farmers with small land holdings.
- It is an initiative, supported by Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi’s Rural Technology Action Group.
- A sub-surface porous vessels (SSPV) is made of location-specific clay and sawdust, mixed in a proportion to suit the desert sand, press-formed to the frustum shape and baked at a temperature of 750-800 degree Celsius with the addition of a carbon layer in its structure.
- Experiments resulted a higher yield of farm produce and improvement in the nutrient value of soil after the installation of frustum-shaped vessels at the mounds formed on land.
(Source: The Hindu)
