Assam innovator "Uddhab Bharali" has been shortlisted for the
prestigious NASA Technology Award:
The US-based National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has
shortlisted Assamese innovator Uddhab Bharali for its prestigious NASA
Technology Award.
Bharali has also been nominated for the World Technology Award 2012
given by World Technology Network.
Based in North Lakhimpur town in north-eastern Assam, Bharali has 39
universal patents to his name. But the 45-year-old innovator is best
known for his mini pomegranate de-seeder.
"I am among the 26 innovators from across the globe to have qualified
for the NASA award," Bharali said from his hometown.
"I have qualified for developing the mini pomegranate de-seeder, which
has become very popular in the United States."
The machine, exported to the US and Turkey, separates the outer cover
and thin inner membrane of a pomegranate without damaging the seeds.
It has a capacity of de-seeding 50-55 kg of pomegranates per hour.
Bharali said NASA briefed him about the system involved in deciding the winners.
"Out of the 26 who have qualified, 10 would be given the award through
online voting. Getting requisite votes is secondary; qualifying for
the award is recognition as an international innovator," he added.
The nomination for the World Technology Award, on the other hand, is
for the mini CTC tea plant that Bharali had designed.
Small enough to be set up in a 14ft by 20ft space, his tea plant
follows all established procedures of massive tea producing machines
and can produce up to 100kg of tea per day with a power intake of only
2KW.
Bharali began innovating in 1988, and his first device was a polythene
filmmaking unit. He has since innovated 98 engineering devices
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