Mole Plough for Drainage of Agricultural Lands

摘要

Mole drains are unlined cylindrical channels formed in subsoil, which function like clay or plastic drainpipes. Mole drainage is an effective method of drainage, which is widely used in the clay soils of temperate region such as United Kingdom, Northern Europe and in New Zealand. It is generally confined to soils having clay content of about 30-35 per cent. Though, the life of these drains is short as compared to pipe drainage, the initial investment for these drains will be comparatively very less.By keeping these points in view a mole plough was developed to make pipeless conduits below the ground surface and evaluated for rate of work, power requirement and fuel consumption.