Research and Development Activities

1. Successfully Completed a DST Sponsored Project Entitled "Design and development of inter row rotary cultivator for wide row crops". As a Project Leader
2. Successfully Completed a DST Sponsored Project Entitled "Design and development of offset rotavator for an orchard" as a Project Leader.
3. Successfully Completed a DST Sponsored Project Entitled "Design and development of self-propelled chilli harvestor suitable for multi pickings” as a Project Leader.
4. Successfully Completed a DST Sponsored Project Entitled "Development of indigenous tractor mounted spading machine" as a Project leader.
5. Lead and successfully Completed CSIR MLP project entitled “Design and development of Retractable-roof poly house”.
6. Provided technical service to industries on design of farm machineries and Finite element analysis of equipment’s.
7. Technologies transferred
   • Inter row rotary cultivator
   • Retractable roof poly house
   • Contactless hand washer (Covid-19)”
8. Technologies developed
   • Inter row rotary cultivator
   • Offset Rotator for Orchards
   • Tractor operated spading machine
   • Retractable roof poly house”
9. Presently working on DST sponsored ongoing Project entitled “Automatic guided weeding tool based on plant geo-positions for Organic Farming Mechanization” as a project leader

Other non R&D  Activities

• Organised MSME sponsored Advanced Entrepreneurship Skill Development Programme (A-ESDP) on “Advanced CAD/CAE for Agri-Machinery Design’’
• Under CSIR integrated skill development programme, Providing training to students on Design of farm machinery and FEM software

Administrative Responsibilities

1. In charge, Electrical Section, CoEFM Ludhiana
   • Complete dismantling of overhead power line and installation of underground power line at colony and office premises of CoEFM Ludhiana.
2. In charge, Guest house CoEFM Ludhiana

Phone : +91-9478506111(Mobile)

E-mail :jmanikappa[dot]cmeri[at]csir[dot]res[dot]in