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Gum Scrapper

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Shri Khimjibhai Kanadia
City: Sabarkantha
State: Gujarat
Description:

In villages, rural women and children are used to collect the gum from the tress as a part of their income generation activity. The main sources of the gum are the thorny trees “Prosopis juliflora “- locally known as “Gando Baval” in Gujarat. Normally women and children collect the gum from these trees by scrapping methods. While scrapping, they have to undergo severe pain due to bruises and even bleeding due to injuries caused because of thorns on the bark of branches.At times, gum falls on ground and mud sticks to it resulting in poor quality of gum.

Shri Khimjibhai Kanadia was present in the workshop organized by SRISTI with women group of SEWA, where this problem was raised. He came out with a simple solution of gum scrapper, which he improvised further through his creativity. He conceived the idea of attaching a saucer shape plate along with sharpen blade on the top of bamboo stick, which prevented gum from falling on ground. This leads in increasing the market price of gum and also helps in saving women from immense pain
Salient features:
  • Prevents injuries and adds to the safety
  • Increases efficiency
  • Provides quality gum
IPR status:
Innovator has declared this technology as a social technology & open for all
MRP:
About Rs. 50/- (without Pipe)
Current status:
Product Available for sale
Special Achievements:
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