Problem Statement:

This technology makes use of simple readily available waste materials and can be fabricated with minimum of manual skills. It is highly utilitarian for inland fishing and is cheap it does not require any power of fuel and saves many trees from cutting. Source: http://nif.org.in/innovation/thermocol_kattumaram/151

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Detail:

It is a cost effective and can be made by thermocol sheets empty chemical fertilizer bags or gunny bags, plastic rope and a bodkin to stitch the bags are required. Two thermocol sheets of 1 meter length and 0.5 meter width and 6"-8" inches thickness are inserted into two used synthetic or gunny sacks. It is light in weight and can easily be traported through different mode by head load, bicycle or other mode.

Knowledge Provider / Innovator: Masoor Pahalwan
Address: "Ice Factory, Near Bus Stand, Nirmal
City: Adilabad
State:
PIN Code 504106

Link: It is made containing a double paddle giving strokes atternately moves it to either side. it glides faster than the traditional catamaran. A 5-6 feet long double paddle is enough to move the catamaran. They are safe as they are found buoyant operation and maintenance is easy
Manufacturing Capacity: a) Turnkey solution, b) Design Support, c) Sub-contracting, d) Licensing, e) Franchising, f) Any other:
Problem Scale: 1) India 2) Around the world