A ChanakaVandi, or Dung Van, roaming around Ernakulam, has so many customers it is finding it difficult to meet demand. Dairy farmers from Kannur to Thiruvananthapuram now request the Dung Van to arrive at their doorstep. The Dung Van carries out a most crucial service, probably the only one of its kind in India.
Developed by Pradeep Subash, a dairy expert and owner of Farms Dairy, a company that provides consultancy for dairy farming in Ernakulam, the Dung Van is a pick-up truck mounted with a rejigged dewatering machine. It converts slurry into manure and returns it to. . .
