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1: Not only its cheap and costs around 8-10 thousand taka. 2: But also it works Without electricity
MITTICOOL FRIDGE
THE OVERVIEW
MAN OF INNOVATION Mansukhbhai prajapati (44). Traditional clay craftsman of rajkot , has developed an entire range of Earthen products for daily use in the kitchen. These products include Water filters, refrigerators, hot plates, cooker and other items of daily use.
INITIAL STRUGGLE
THE STORY OF MITTICOOL FRIDGE When Mansukh bhai suffered severe loss in gujarat earthquake, he Got an idea to make a fridge out of clay. In 2002 he started his work and He invented Mitticool fridge Which runs without electricity and Also preserves the original taste of the food items and keeps it fresh. Apart from a fridge, he invented non-stick earthen Tavas, earthen thermos flasks, etc.
HOW IT WORKS Uses evaporation effect for cooling. Through the bottom layer the upper chamber, small droplets of water continuously percolate below, which keep the inner climate moist. Water evaporates through side walls reducing the inside temperature and thereby providing the desired cooling effect. Keeps the temperature inside the fridge about 8 degrees below room temperature.
HOW IS IT MADE
THE SUCCESS STORY OF MITTICOOL Today, his products are so successful that he now has a row of factories with an assembly line production of myriad clay products. Big machines designed by Prajapati himself, mold the clay in seconds into pots and pans each of them produced in their hundreds to keep up with the rising demand. He has a turnover of Rs 45 lakhs and a running staff of over 35 people. But it was not a smooth ride to the top. He had run into a debt of over Rs 19 lakhs setting up the clay product factories. “It was hit and trial and my pans broke easily throwing me in a huge debt,” he says. But he preserved and with encouragement from those who saw potential in him he made one product after another. The products go all over India and sell especially well in Chennai. His products have also gone to Africa and this year, Prajapati has dispatched his first consignment of 100 clay fridges to Dubai.