An alternative power source proves to be a windfall

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Submitted by rashmi on Thu, 2009-07-02 17:11

M.J. PRABU

Necessity, invention: Subramaniam and his windmill on the rooftop of his house in Rasipuram, Tamil Nadu.

Good growth of a crop depends mainly on timely irrigation. For irrigation, electricity supply is required (though some use diesel pumps).

A group of farmers in Rasipuram taluk, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, who do not want to be identified say:

thesaurus: 
Agriculture
Renewable Energy
Wind Energy
Tamil Nadu
Main Topic: 
Energy
Name of the Newspaper: 
Hindu (New Delhi)
Mark Content Private(Internal): 
Clipping Type: 
DNB
IGF
External URL: 
http://www.hindu.com/seta/2009/07/02/stories/2009070250261300.htm
Main Type: 
Publication Date: 
02/07/2009