Mangaluru, Jan 25: A first-year PUC student Rakesh Krishna K from Bannur in Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada who is one of the winners of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar this year interacted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi through a video conference at the Zilla Panchayat Office in the city on Monday.
Speaking to media persons later, Rakesh said he was extremely delighted to interact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rakesh spoke about his invention "Seedographer" which is multi-purpose seed sowing machine aimed at systematic cultivation which he developed with the guidance of his sister Rashmi Parvathi. He also said being the son of an agriculturist he knew the problems faced by farmers due to the lack of skilled workers.
He also presented his 'seedographer' prototype before the media and revealed this manual implement can be used to sow seeds as well as sprinkle water and fertilisers. He said it took almost three to four years to design this machine weighing 15 to 18 kg. He also revealed that he has tested this machine in his family field.
Rajesh Krishna also expressed his wish to continue more research on various issues confronting farmers.
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