RainGun Customer Projects
Real farms. Verified results. Since 2003.
500+
Installations Across India
23+
Years of Track Record
Every RainGun system we install begins with a free on-site field study. The projects below are real customers — documented with actual yield data, system specifications, and field notes from our records.
Customer names, locations, photos and project details on this page are shared from Thumba Agro Technologies' own project records, with permission. To request a correction or removal, contact info@thumbaagrotech.com.
Documented Case Studies
Full project story, yield data, system specs and FAQ.
First Installation
2003 · Salem
Sugarcane
Mr. Muthu, Salem — Sugarcane Farm
- 4 acres · Permanent RainGun · 6HP 6-Stage motor
- Peak yield: 84 T/acre (2nd cutting, fully organic)
- 7 cuttings · Open well, 55ft depth
- System design life: 50 years+ — now in 23rd year
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Diesel Off-Grid
2004 · Kadaloor
Vettiver
Kadaloor — Vettiver Farm
- 13 acres (10+3) · Diesel semi-permanent · No grid power
- 100m from seashore · Coastal sandy soil
- Survived 2004 Tsunami · Inspired community adoption
- 2006: expanded to 22 acres with Mariner 130ft permanent system
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Horticulture Officer
2004 · Omalur
Sugarcane · Turmeric
Mr. Rathinasamy (Late) — Omalur
- 9.5 acres · Permanent RainGun · Custom 7.5HP multi-stage motor
- Peak yield: 64 T/acre sugarcane · 3,000 kgs/acre turmeric
- Fully automatic timer · One-person operation
- System still working — 22+ years and counting
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Banana Farm
Jolarpettai · 10HP
Karpuravalli
Mr. Narayanan — Jolarpettai, Banana
- 4 acres · 10HP · Open well 60ft · 2-step pillar (7.5ft→13ft)
- RainGun clears 20ft banana canopy — uniform coverage
- No support stakes needed — stems hold 64kg bunches naturally
- Saves ₹2 lakhs per 4 acres on support material cost
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Animal Husbandry
2017 · Mahabalipuram
Fodder
Mr. Arun — Mahabalipuram, Fodder Farm
- 12 acres · Permanent RainGun · 7.5HP · 100+ animals
- 85% overlapping concept — uniform coverage including all corners
- Peak yield: 200 Tons / acre / year
- GSM mobile control — operates motor from mobile, even at night
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North India
2016 · Uttarakhand
Vegetables · Cereals
Mr. Ram, Patkot — Near Jim Corbett National Park
- 2.5 acres · Temporary RainGun · Natural stream water
- 1.5HP single-phase pump · 220 LPM · 65ft radius
- Thumba team traveled 3,400 km for direct field study
- System delivered and installed within 15 days of commitment
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800-Goat Farm
Mar 2026 · Erode
Fodder
Dr. Sachi, Erode — Goat Farm Fodder
- 3.6 acres · Permanent RainGun, fixed pillars · 10HP motor
- 74 RainGuns supplying fodder for 800+ goats
- 800m pipeline · +5 kg/cm² pressure to beat frictional loss
- 60ft open well, 40,000 L/day · only 30,000 L/day budgeted for irrigation
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International Project
2023 · Bamako, Mali
Sports Ground
Mali Cricket Ground, Bamako
- Zero pipelines or delivery points inside the ground — all outside the boundary line
- 2 RainGuns · 30-meter radius each · 10HP submersible pumpset, 1000 LPM at 5 kg/cm²
- Client team trained at our Palani office before their own erection
- Handed over to Bamako Sport Club authorities
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Industrial Association
Since 2004 · Karanampettai
Dust Control
Stone Crusher Association, Karanampettai
- 50+ dust control projects since 2004 · 300 RainGuns cumulative
- 4.5km road dust suppression · 15 control valves · GSM control
- 3.5km reach from a single 10HP pumpset · erected 2022 & 2026
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500-Acre Estate
2018 · Guwahati, Assam
Tea Estate
Assam Tea Estate, Guwahati
- Replaced a failing 60HP pumpset with just 20HP — own-make high-pressure multistage submersible
- Existing 6" pipeline reused — no pipeline replacement needed
- 8 RainGuns, 65ft radius each · 4,400km site visit from Palani
- Customer continuing 2nd project after 6 years
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Ongoing Project
Apr 2026 · Alangulam, Tenkasi
Multicrop
Mr. Aravind, Alangulam Tenkasi
- 4 acres · Return NRI customer · 90 RainGuns, 10 running at a time
- 4 borewells consolidated into a 1-lakh-litre tank · 10HP motor
- 60% complete as of July 2026 — vegetables, fodder & maize planned
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TV Telecast 2006
2006 · Dharapuram
Goat Fodder & Groundnut
Mr. Palanisamy, Dharapuram
- 2 acres · Only 5HP power · 60ft open well, 3 kg/cm² required
- Economical system, completed in 20 days
- Ran 15 years (2006–2020) — stopped only when the well ran dry
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Two Systems
Since 2011 · Muthur
Sugarcane & Coconut
Mr. Periyasamy, Muthur
- RainGun for 7.5 acres sugarcane (79T/acre) + Mini Sprinkler for 5 acres coconut
- 3 open wells · 2×7.5HP + 1×10HP own-make high-pressure pumps
- 230 coconuts/tree/year · groundnut & banana intercrops · fully natural farming
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More Installations
A selection from our project records across Tamil Nadu. Detailed case studies being added.
Dr. Ranganadhan
TV Telecast 2007
Tamil Nadu
2004
Installation documented and telecast in 2007 — one of the early high-profile RainGun success stories in Tamil Nadu.
Mr. Mukundan
Sengalpattu, Tamil Nadu
20 Acres
Large 20-acre permanent RainGun installation in Sengalpattu — one of our larger single-farm projects in the Chennai belt.
500+ More Projects
Across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and beyond. Detailed case studies being added.
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