Foot powered Water Pump for India

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 by Craig Zamary

The "golden egg laying goose" says a person in the video below in regards to the foot powered green inventions India is using to irrigate and pump water for the people.

The Farmers Friend, a simple treadle pump developed by IDEI, is changing the lives of poor farmers in Eastern India. The low-cost device, used for pumping water for irrigation, has trebled farmers incomes so they can now save and send their children to school.

Three quarters of a million pumps have been sold, with sales boosted by promotion campaigns using Bollywood-style films. IDEI is scaling up production fast aiming to sell up to two million treadle pumps by 2010.

Watch the 2009 Ashden Award Winning video:

Good luck to the people of India and the makers of these eco friendly inventions. This is clean, renewable and sustainability programs like these can save lives and have a huge impact on the lives of people who use eco friendly products such as these. Keep up the great work!
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