IIT Bhubaneswarwith the help of Odisha government has specially designed and developed mobile solar pumps for the rural farmers of the state. As many as 13 solar pumps have been distributed among farmers of different districts after development.
The project is funded by the state directorate of Agriculture-notes-for-state-psc-exams”>Agriculture and food production under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) scheme. It is an affordable movable solar photovoltaic (MSPV) system for water pumping in remote and non-accessible areas of Odisha. The project work was started in 2017.
The villages which do not have electricity connection or load shedding can use these pumps for Irrigation purposes.
The solar pumps have been installed in 13 locations in various districts including Angul, Dhenkanal, Puri, Bhadrak, Korput, Keonjhar, Nayagarh andMayurbhanj. It includes three systems for Podapada, Kanaspada andKhudupurvillages in Khurda district. IIT Bhubaneswar has adopted these villages under the Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA). Besides the 13 solar pumps, one has been installed in the institute.