February 19: Kirloskar has launched a smart farm machine 'Mega T' in Nepali market. Issuing a press statement, the company informed of launching its first product 'Mega T' in Nepal after studying the needs & purposes of farmers' across India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The product is especially focused on small & marginal farmers who have less than 2.0 ha of land and cannot afford expensive mechanization like tractors.

According to the statement, Mega T is a multi-applications machine that looks like a tiller but works like a tractor where farmers can sit on the machine and operate in the field comfortably in dry land as well as wet land applications. Mega T with a high torque engine provides more power & better back up torque. It has, for the first time in this category of the machine, introduced features like mid PTO (Power Take Off), certified driver seat (In 15HP segment) and disc actuated brakes. The better balancing, safety features, tractor style bonnet and more space for entry & exit facilitates easy working for farmer and he can relax while operating in the field.

"The machine has received several awards in past one years’ time viz. CII - Industrial Innovation award, AIMA - Breakthrough product innovation award in R & D, Rural Marketing – Innovative Ideas for Rural Development, India Good Design Award. It has also received the globally renowned Japan Good Design Award 2016, which is a global recognition for good design," reads the statement.