Earlier
we tried giving Jeevarutham through drip using venturi and were successful but
we could only inject 50-60 liters an hour which is a problem on slightly big
farms. On our plot we have close to 600 coconut, 2200 cocoa and 350 Oil Palms.
Our monthly requirement is anywhere between 7000-9000 liters per month and it
became almost impossible this way and on top of it Jeevarutham needs to be
manually filtered. So we finally fixed this problem with Jeevarutham filtering
unit and injecting it to drip using 0.5 hp pump.
Before
I built this I visited a friend in Gadwal and saw a working model and altered it to suit our requirements.This is how it is.
Jeevarutham tanks
We
build two Jeevarutham tanks next to our cattle shed each with 1800 liters
capacity approx. Each tank is of 5 feet high and 4 feet in diameter with 2
outlets, the first outlet(3 inch) is at the bottom to send the slurry out and
the other one is 1 inch which is 1 feet high from the ground so that all the sediments
from the undisturbed Jeevarutham is stuck between these 2 outlets.
Filter bed
Jeevarutham
flows from 1 inch outlet to the filter bed, filter bed is 3.5 feet wide, 3 feet
high and 8 feet long and has a 1 inch outlet in the bottom. It is filled with 2
inch pebbles,1 inch pebbles and ½ inch pebbles and coarse sand each of ½ feet,
2 inch pebbles at the bottom and sand on the top.
Filtered Jeevarutham tank
This
tank is to just store the filtered Jeevarutham, there is a 1 inch outlet from
bottom of the filter bed to this tank. This tank is 3.5 feet wide, 6 feet high
and 8 feet long. We use a 0.5 HP mono block pump to inject filtered Jeevarutham
to the drip mail line.
How this works.
We
mix the ingredients of Jeevarutham in the tank (i.e Desi cow dung, Desi cow
urine, Jagger, Flour and hand full of mud) according to the proportion and stir
it for 2 days and leave it untouched for 12 hours so that all the un dissolved heavy
particles will settle down. We use the inch outlet on the tanks to run Jeevarutham
into the filter bed where it gets filtered and moves the tank next from where
it gets pumped to the drip. The left over sediments in the tank can be drained using the 3 inch out let at the bottom of the tank and use it. We are using this to irrigate our green fodder.
Filter Cleaning and maintenance.
Depending on the frequency of the usage, efficiency of the sand on the top will slowly come down, so try to remove the top layer of sediments on the sand whenever possible and replace the top sand with fresh sand when the efficiency comes down drastically. Once year or when ever required remove the two layers of pebbles and put them back after cleaning them.
Few more things to take care of.
- Have at least 3 inch outlet for slurry so that it doesn't get clogged.
- Adjust capacity of the tanks according to your Jeevarutham needs.
- Under the filter bed have the outlet at least ½ inch above the base so that any heavy particles if at all any will settle down.
- Attach foot valve covered with a mesh to the inlet pipe of the motor as a precaution to prevent dry leave, flowers and other going into the drip system.
- Pay attention to use the round shaped gravel and avoid flat faced stones in the filter bed.
