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Increasing the working life of the hand pump

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Category	Farm Implements
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Scout	HBN
Ingredients	The middle portion of the pump body of the hand pump is removed, which is prone to heavy tear and wear. The unused liner to a length of 1 foot from an old oil engine is removed for replacement by welding it with the hand pump.This liner is made of steel cast iron which is harder and better able to withstand the wear and tear caused due to the movement of the piston rod.
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Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Selvam Thangavelu
District	Barpeta
KVK District	KVK, Barpeta, Assam Agricultural University, Howly, PIN: 781316
Address	Barpeta, Assam
Languages Spoken
Vocation	Farming
State	Assam
PIN Code	781301

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Agro Ecological Zone	Assam And Bengal Plain, Hot Subhumid To Humid (Inclusion Of Perhumid) Eco-Region (15.2),Eastern Himalayan Region (II) ,Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone (AS-4),Kamrup, Nalbari, Baksa, Barpeta, Chirang, Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara
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Practice ID	KNW0020000000293
Reference	HBN database
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/951
State	Assam
PIN Code	781301