--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa
http://goanvoice.org.uk/miningpetition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Talking Photos: Paddy Rice Harvesting/Processing Machine. I had head or read about it last year that such machines were used in some parts of Goa. Today, I have personally witnessed the modern technology – Combined Harvester. The machine that harvests, threshes, cleans and processes the paddy rice grains which are ready to transfer directly into the bags for storage. (see video clip) Reliably understand that Curtorim MLA has acquired 2 such machines to be used in his constituency. Available for others too. The charges are by the hour. Rs. 2,400/hr It can harvest/process at the rate of one acre per hour It’s holding capacity is about 12 sacks or 5 Hundi, once it is full-up, it either transfer on to the ground (filling sacks directly) or on to the field itself (see video clip for both) Small but very expensive machine costing about 25 lacs (it has about 17 motors/belts inside) This machine technology necessarily means – No ‘Manai’, No ‘Kamerio’, (labour) No ‘Bhoum’ No Bullocks (boil) for threshing or ‘boum’ etc etc which also means reduction of the traditional labour oriented cost to up to one third. e.g. If such costs are say Rs.10,000, this machine can do it for just about 3,500 Bearing in mind each ‘Manai’ (Labour/Man) charges upto Rs.350 a day I guess this machine cost can be cheaper if 2 or more famers jointly rent it out for their use. Check this 4in1 pic http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4490354983/sizes/l/ others http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4490360829/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4490359441/sizes/l/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4491000628/sizes/l/ Transferring http://www.flickr.com/photos/joegoauk25/4490998834/sizes/l/ Video Clip 2.5 mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hzM4UPPfGE ‘Bhoum’ is the traditional final process of paddy threshing which usually done few days after the main harvesting/Threshing. Boum involves use of bullocks, drying of hay (tonn) and hay-stacking (Kullem ?) etc joego...@yahoo.co.uk for Goa & NRI related info... http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/GOAN-NRI/ For Goan Video Clips http://youtube.com/joeukgoa In Goa, Dial 1 0 8 For Hospital, Police, Fire etc The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/