A resident of Swaddi Kalan village right here has change into the primary girl drone pilot in her space for spraying pesticides, an accomplishment that she believes will allow her to make a good dwelling moreover inspiring different ladies.
Arvinder Kaur together with her drone. (HT picture)
Arvinder Kaur, spouse of Jagrup Singh, underwent a particular coaching from Chambal Fertilizer Firm and she or he was given a drone for spraying pesticides on crops. Now, she is thought in her space for spraying pesticides on crops utilizing drones. Spraying one acre of land utilizing a drone prices solely ₹300 and takes solely 7 minutes, she stated.
She stated that the drone spray know-how has introduced a revolutionary change within the agricultural sector, which ought to be adopted by extra farmers. This know-how not solely saves pesticides and time but additionally allows spraying of 1 acre of crop in simply seven minutes. This know-how has resulted in a rise of about 15% crop yield.
Arvinder Kaur is a member of a self-help group (SHG) beneath the Punjab State Rural Livelihood Mission. Block programme supervisor Navdeep Singh motivated her to bear drone coaching. Subsequently, she underwent 10 days of particular coaching on the DGCA (directorate basic of civil aviation) coaching centre in Manesar, Gurugram, and obtained a drone pilot certificates.
Arvinder stated that adopting this know-how saves each money and time. She expressed her happiness in working on this subject and inspired different ladies to hitch her.
Arvinder appealed to the ladies of Punjab to work shoulder to shoulder with their households, adopting fashionable know-how in farming to make the agricultural enterprise worthwhile.
Block programme supervisor Navdeep Singh stated ladies of Siddhwan Guess block are engaged in making ready varied merchandise, resembling pickle, papad, vermicompost, phulkari, cleaning soap, candles, makki ki roti, sarson ka saag and turmeric truffles (haldi ki pinni). These merchandise are offered via stalls at gala’s and varied retailers, in addition to on-line platforms.
Sarpanch Jagdeep Singh Khalsa praised Arvinder Kaur, saying that she has introduced fame to the Swaddi Kalan village by studying the artwork of flying drones. It will encourage and inspire different ladies, she added.