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Chandrasekhar
was pained to see the mosquitoes are hurting humans and
animals and affecting their health and productivity. He
believed that Nature has a solution for the mosquito
problem. A group of young enthusiasts from the village
karakollu under the guidance of Chandrashekhar searched for
a clean plant in Nallamala forests for three years. Tella
Jumki (Passiflora foetida) was traced for its toxic nature.
The juice of the leaves of this plant was then used on
larvae and mosquito. The result was instantaneous and
amazing. This process is is environmental friendly and is
purely local. This idea was validated by SRISTI lab and the
innovation is processed for patent. Innovator went on to
find out various other properties of the leaves and used
them with some processing as pesticide, insecticide,
blackening the hair, pain remover, for burns, for effective
metal removal etc. This innovation was demonstrated at NAARM
(National Agricultural Research and Management Institute)
Hyderabad and NIF, Ahemdabad. The idea is under incubation
and serious efforts are being made to find entrepreneurs for
marketing the product. |