Charla (Telangana): Using drones for spraying pesticides on agricultural fields is a common practice among farmers. Many farmers have already purchased drones for their fields. Now, a Chhattisgarh-based farmer has bought a helicopter for the same purpose.
Rajaram Tripathi of Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district, located around 300 km away from Telangana, has got a helicopter worth Rs seven crore to monitor his 1000-acre farm. The Tripathi family has already booked a R-44 model (four seater) helicopter of Holland's Robinson Company. It will soon be used for spraying insecticides and undertaking other agricultural activities.
Rajaram said that he got the idea of deploying helicopters for spraying insecticides from the farmers of England and Germany. When Rajaram visited these countries he saw how helicopters effectively sprayed fertilisers on the fields. "I took the decision to buy a helicopter after assessing the success achieved by the farmers of those countries," he said. Also, his son and younger brother will be sent to Aviation Academy in Ujjain for pilot training.
