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Thiru. Manickam Athappa Gounder (alias) Manuneethi Manickam
Lifetime Ambition ➢ Making Farmers to Live with a Pride that they are feeding even the king
➢ Cleaning our Mother Earth and bring back to her original state ➢ Creating Employable Youth through skilled education
“Installing Good Governance to Achieve the Above Lifetime Ambition at ease”
Chairman, MAK Group – India & USA President, Manu Neethi Foundation
Working hard to bring back Good Governance system of (2350 years old) Manu Neethi Cholan Rule (or) Kulasekara Pandian Rule (or) Surya
Varman Rule which have no match in the whole world.
Farmer | Engineer | Industrialist | Scientist | Environmentalist
Military & Aerospace Specialist | Social Reformer
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CONTENT
About “Manickam Athappa Gounder”
❖ He is 70 years old energetic young man with lot of ambition to install Good
Governance advocated by Manu Neethi Cholan who ruled 2350 years back which
has no match in the whole world and make Indian Farmers and the people to be
proud about their birth as Indian.
❖ After BE graduation his father refused permission to go to USA. So, he became
self -employed and introduced “Make in India” concept in 1973 by adopting a
policy to make equipment and systems that never existed in India or in the world
using in house developed technology.
❖ Instead of importing technology and knowhow, he took the Indian Aerospace
digital Technology to Germany and USA and now having a plant in USA since
1997, but still maintaining the manufacturing hub in India.
❖ His company, “MAK Controls & Systems (P) LTD” ranks World No.2 in Aerospace
Ground Support Equipment Manufacturing Industry in terms of volume and
technology and can be # 1 soon
❖ His “Make in India Technology” customers include NASA, BOEING, LOCKHEED
MARTIN apart from Indian Air force, Army and Navy, US Air force and equipment
serving in more than 50+ Airliners worldwide and in 40+ countries.
❖ Joined Hands with Indian Air force, Navy and Army since 1976 through DRDO,
BEL, BDL & NSA for utilizing his cost-effective technology in supporting our
military planes, Indian Missile support system and sensitive radar support
systems and plays a major role in all missile and missile defense roles.
❖ He has proven, on-field tested solution for every type of pollution. To prevent the
Ground Water Pollution, as per Shri. Abdul Kalam Ji’s vision, he took the DRDO
patented Technology for Bio Digester Septic Tanks and perfected the system and
made it available for public and successfully installed more than 1000+ Bio
Digester Septic Tank units across south India and cleaned lakes using similar
technology.
❖ Invented Municipal Waste (MSW) Disposal system that makes waste to Zero
waste in 24 hours which is working at Erode Municipal Corporation since May
2018. This will avoid harmful Municipal Dump yards/Landfills without causing
any Pollution to Environment.
❖ Through his research association with Agri Scientists and Farmers, he carried out
a lot of research works and invented the Effective Organic Farm Inputs which
improves the profits of every Indian farmer by achieving farm productivity target.
❖ His Ultimate Aim is to Make Farmers Stand in their own leg and make them live
with a pride that they are feeding even the king by achieving minimum profit
of Rs.1 Lakh/Acre/Year. To achieve this, he has been conducting several
awareness meetings and providing instant solution to the farmers and so
far about 5% of farmers in Tamil Nadu are benefitted.
❖ Submitted a proposal to our Honorable PM. Shri Narendra Modi Ji about
the importance of forming IARA (Indian Agricultural Reforms Authority)
through which he wants to take his expertise to all Indian Farmers.
❖ He is ready to take up any challenging assignment to install Good
Governance which is the basic need for improving our living
standard and become the best society in the world.
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# Context Page #
1. Awards | Achievements | Honors 4
2. Administrative skills 6
3. Life style and his philosophy 7
4. Contributions
A) Contributions to our Country 9
B) Contributions to Indian Defence Sector 10
C) Contributions to the Society 12
D) Contributions to save Mother Earth 14
5. His Inventions and its usefulness to the society 18
6. Media Coverage 20
7. Creating Awareness about Good Governance 22
8. Family background 22
9. Personal information 24
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1. Awards | Achievements | Honours
Completed B.E., (Electronics & Communication Engineering) and honoured with Gold Medal in
PSG College, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu.
Awards
✓ Rathnam Group of Institutions - Icons of Coimbatore Award - 2019
✓ Indian Science Monitor - Sir J C Bose Memorial Award – 2015
✓ CMA Mahendra - Best SME Entrepreneur Award-2013
The Momentum received from Tamilnadu School Educational Minister K.A Sengottaiyan for implementing
free Bio Digester Toilet in Government School at Murungatholuvu Panchayat (Erode District)
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✓ Ernst & Young - Entrepreneur of the Year Nominee - 2003
✓ SIATI -Award for Excellence in Aerospace -1995
✓ Rotary Club of Coimbatore (Metropolis) - Vocational Excellence Award – 1990
✓ Rotary Coimbatore North – Rotary Vocational Service Award – 2017
✓ New Thought Arima Sangam, Vadaloor - Agri Expertise Award
✓ MSU Chennai - Treasure Trove of Scientific Knowledge Award - 2018
✓ Vanam India Foundation – Green Patron Award – 2019
✓ Madras University – Science Repository Award – 2018
✓ Egalaiva Award – Bharathiya Vidyaarthi Parishath – 2015
Achievements
✓ Successful invention of Zero Waste Disposal MAK Green Incinerator for Municipal Solid
Wastes (MSW)
✓ Preventing Ground Water Pollution through MAK Bio Digester septic tanks
✓ Made unique products for aerospace and military
✓ Took unique Aero Space Technology to Germany in 1995
✓ Took Indian Engineering Technology to USA in 1997 and started production of Aerospace
equipment
✓ Managed R&D projects for our Indian Defence
✓ Invention of Organic Farm Inputs which increased yield and quality of crops up to 200%
Honours
• Judged farming related debates in ‘Uzhavar Medai’ program in Makkal TV • Chief Guest – V.O. C Port Trust Vigilance Awareness Program, Tuticorin, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – Vanam Foundation, Palladam, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – Kongu Engineering College, Erode, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering & Technology, Pollachi, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – G.R. Damodharan College of Science (Seminar), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
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• Chief Guest – BNI (Business Network International), Erode, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – Ex Army Men Association 19th Annual Day, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – Tamilnadu Agri University (Kovil Thalangalum Thala Thavarangalum Book
Release function), Coimbatore, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – Desiya Sinthanai Peravai Karutharangam, Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – Amrita University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu • Chief Guest – ISCOP Certification Authorities Meet, Tamilnadu
2. Administrative Skills
A. As an Industrialist
Thiru. Manickam Athappa Gounder has born and brought up in an agricultural family. In the year
1973, established a company called MAK Controls & Systems (P) Ltd at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
which specialises in manufacturing aviation Ground Support Equipment (GSE) and Military
systems.
“Make in India” was his concept right from starting this company. He has never made a product
or system that already existed in the Country. His company was more a research-oriented
company and employed over 300 engineers, technicians and 200 skilled employees.
B. As a Social Reformer:
After his volunteer retirement from Managing Director position in MAK Controls & Systems Pvt
Ltd during the year 2010, the business responsibilities were handed over to the younger
generation and his valuable full time was dedicated to social welfare activities such as:
a) For the upliftment of the farmers by making them to stand on their own by earning a
minimum profit of Rs.1 Lakh/acre/year and never depend on government’s help.
b) Cleaning the “Mother Earth” to make her sustainable for living to all the living beings created
by GOD.
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c) He took eminent efforts in spreading awareness among youth and like-minded citizens about
the need for installing Good Governance in Tamil Nadu for the state’s betterment and thereby
improving the living standard in the state.
To achieve the above, he has been carrying lot of research works by applying the discipline of
Military and Aerospace Research techniques with plans and back up plans. Most of his research
activities were self-funded, self-equipped and not received any monitory or other kind of support
from Government agencies.
Realizing the ground reality, his research is focussing on the welfare of all living beings.
3. Lifestyle & Philosophy
Vision
❖ To install Manu Neethi rule in Tamil Nadu first and then in India and spread the concept
worldwide.
❖ To help farmers and farm dependent people to increase their living standard and make them
to earn at least Rs. 1 Lakh per acre per year. This will eradicate unemployment and poverty.
❖ To clean Mother earth and restore her to the original state.
❖ To help students in getting the best suited education and making them employable in
respective industries.
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❖ To make the following as fundamental right for the Citizens:
a) Manu Neethi Rule
b) Free meaningful education
c) Affordable Health care
d) 24/7 Water for homes
e) Easy Toilet access
Mission
✓ Cleaning up political system
✓ Eradicating hunger and poverty
✓ Imparting the right education by providing Meaningful education so that the students
are industry and trade ready when they come out of the college or school
✓ Providing drinking water to every home on 24/7 basis
✓ Providing water for irrigation for at least 2 crops a year
✓ Selling farm produce for the farmers so that they earn at least Rs 1.00 lac / acre / year
✓ Achieving farm produce export of over one Trillion US$ / year
✓ Starting TV channel for farmers and also promoting ancient way of life to achieve peace
and tranquility amongst the married couple and also amongst the people of India.
✓ Making farmer and farm workers self-supporting and stopping Government
subsidies/loans
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✓ Making farm education compulsory at schools
✓ Making yoga compulsory at school
✓ Free education to all right up to college
✓ Starting more Government schools and colleges
✓ Toning up school and college administration using private participation
4. Contributions
A. Contribution to the Country
Took Indian Technology Worldwide
Introduced Make in India concept in 1973 by establishing the aerospace engineering company,
MAK Controls and Systems Private Ltd which made remarkable achievements in High-Tech
Aerospace Indian technology and taken to USA. Established Air+Mak Industries Inc. in the year
1997 to supply smart & futuristic GSE to the American, European and middle Eastern market.
Few of the milestones projects executed are designing and building a special air start unit for
GE90-115B engine testing, aircraft hydraulic system testing trolley and specialized GSE for
Boeing, USA. Air+MAK Industries Inc. has scaled great heights under his proficiency and expertise.
(He Started MAK Group as a small office in 1973 at Racecourse, Coimbatore)
(Now, his company has clients across 40+ countries and 50+ airliners using MAK’s products)
(Air+MAK Industries Inc., US Office) (MAK Group, Head Quarters, India)
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Today Air+MAK Industries Inc. is a celebrated name all over the western world for its noteworthy
products offering technologically advanced features such as Remote monitoring and diagnosis,
environment friendly nature with engines certified to latest EPA regulations and maximum
operating time giving our customers complete value for their money.
MAK Group of Companies remain the epitome of how an Indian enterprise can successfully design
and manufacture, mechanical, electrical, electronic capital equipment and Ground Support
Equipment (GSE) for aviation applications to international standards and prosper even against
stiff competition from overseas manufacturers.
MAK’s products and services function in 40+ Countries. MAK is making all efforts to become first
of its kind in the world and still maintaining the manufacturing base in India.
MAK Group association with Germany:
After his success in developing GPU for A320 aircraft in 1993, the only manufacturer in the world
to meet the fly by wire technology, Germany invited him to set up an Aircraft Ground equipment
manufacturing company in their Country and gave 1.50 lac sq.ft facilities for one DM (Deutsche
Mark German currency). He started the company MAK GMBH and survived for 11 months and
quit the country because of the contrast in language and culture.
B. Contribution to the Indian Defence Sector
He entered into Indian Defence sector since Shri Abdul Kalam Ji started working for Defence
department by making ground power system for Sea Harrier aircraft way back 1976. MAK is a
major partner for Indian Military Radar System and Missile System.
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His association with Dr Abdul Kalam: Since 1976, MAK group developed equipment that is first
of its kind for defence and aerospace. He is instrumental in encouraging local talents. His
encouragement guidance helped for his success in every project. Ground Power Unit (GPU) for
Sea Harrier aircraft with 50 mv ripple at 200 Amps was a very critical one and no one could
develop in India during 1976. He did it under Shri. kalam’s guidance. Thiru. Manickam used to
interact with Shri. Kalam during the writing stage of Shri. Kalam’s book ‘India Vision 2020 - A
Vision for the new millennium’. Shri. Kalam asked him to work towards finding a solution for
every type of pollution. Today he has achieved it.
With the sheer hard work, dedication and patriotism, he took the initiative to partner with Indian
Defence projects. MAK Group is a partner and associated with the prestigious defence projects of
our country like Akash, Nishanth, MRSAM, APU for main battle tanks, Rohini, Ashwini, Arudhra
Radars, Agni, Nirbhay, Aditya and much more.
MAK offers customers complete power system solutions from design, development,
manufacturing and operational support for ground and marine based defence applications. MAK’s
customized power system ranges from a compact 2.5kVA unit up to 12MW containersied power
supply.
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Took Aerospace Digital Control Technology to USA:
Boing wanted air starter for B777 aircraft with twin engine with the largest power plant of 110
Pound thrust GE engine. His company was chosen as development partner and he successfully
completed the project. His association with Boeing and General Electric started since 1999. He
has a plant in USA since 1997 for producing aircraft ground equipment catering to American and
European Continent.
C. Contribution to the Society
Tirupur Dyeing Factory:
✓ Restored Noyyal River from the polluting dyers of Tirupur through contempt court action
which took over 14 years. He finally, found solution for every pollution and working hard to
implement the program.
✓ Got Rs. 75 Crore compensation from Judiciary for the affected farmers because of polluted
Noyyal River Water.
Price Fixation for Gloriosa Superba Medicinal Seeds:
✓ In 2014, he fixed standard price for farmers growing Gloriosa Superba Seed (GSS): This is a
medicinal plant grown in Mulanur Tamil Nadu State. In the whole world, these farmers
developed techniques to grow GSS commercially. This needs an initial investment of Rs 4.00
lacs / acre. Over 3000 farmers grow in about 5000 acres. The price of seed dropped from
Rs.2,000/kg to Rs.650/kg and these farmers were on the verge of ploughing and destroying
the crop. He intervened, did research on the basic problems and fixed minimum price of Rs
1,200/kg applying the concept of Rs 1.00 lac net minimum profit / acre / year. He bought
about 5,000 Kg of the seed using his own tax paid money at this minimum price to tell the
trade that he will buy the entire produce. Then traders reconciled and bought at the fixed rate.
The price went from Rs 650 in 2013 to Rs 2,000 in 2015, Rs 2,500 in 2016 and stabilized at
Rs 3,000 in 2017 benefitting the farmers.
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Fixed Minimum Support Price for Tapioca:
✓ In 2015, he fixed standard price for Farmers growing Tapioca: The price of Tapioca fell below
the harvesting cost. He intervened and did lot of research to find the reason for the price drop
and then prepared a research paper to implement the schemes for stabilization of the price. I
fixed the minimum price for about Rs 7.50 per Kg. Also found and implemented a method to
preserve and stock them. Then trained the farmers on how to do it. The traders got tough
message from him with cold threats, that he will buy the entire produce and use it to produce
ethanol depriving the availability of Tapioca in the market. Then, the price got stabilized in 3
weeks. As of 2017, the price is Rs.14.00 per Kg. The system will never allow the price to fall
below the set minimum price of Rs 7.50/kg which will make them earn a net profit of Rs 1.00/-
lacs per year / acre.
Fixed Minimum Support Price for Cashews:
✓ The dry Cashew fruit price is low during seasonal time. The Panruti Farmers produce the best,
healthy and highest quality Cashew nuts in the world. It used to be Rs 110/-per Kg at the
beginning of the season. It goes high up to Rs 250/-during non-season. He intervened and
fixed a minimum price of Rs 180/-per Kg. He sent a message that the farmers should not sell
below the minimum price and then assured them that he would buy if the traders are not
cooperating. However, the traders understood the background of him and started buying at
the fixed price mentioned by him. The fact is that the farmers themselves now took the price
to Rs 200/-and entire produce in 2017 season was sold at this price.
Fixed Minimum Support Price for Ooty Carrots, Potatoes, Garlic:
✓ In 2016, after the demonetisation was announced, the Nilgiris (Ooty) vegetable price fell
below harvesting cost. The carrot price came down to Rs.10/kg. It was not worth harvesting.
The trade was mostly in cash transactions and most of them opposed demonetisation.
Vegetables worth over Rs 100.00 Cr were never harvested. He intervened and fixed a
minimum price for the hill vegetables of Rs 18/-per Kg for Carrot, Rs 18/-per Kg for Potato
and Rs 90/-per Kg for Garlic which is the major produces in the Nilgiris. He also met the
traders and convinced the traders regarding the benefits of doing business through bank
transactions and keeping the price stable. As of 2017, the trade has stabilised. The prices for
all these produces are well above the set minimum price declared by him.
Fixed Minimum Support Price for Kolias – Medicinal Herb:
✓ He has conducted several important meetings with traders, farmers and fixed a reasonable
price for Kolias Plant (highly rated medicinal plant)
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Encouraging Secondary Income for Farmers:
✓ To support farmers with secondary income through cultivating honey, he donated beehives
and given expert training to make it profitable and permanent additional income apart from
their regular farming business.
His contribution to protect our Ancient Native Rice Varieties:
✓ He donated our ancient native rice seed varieties to organic farmers and encouraged them to
grow it for our future and preserve our traditional nutritious rice varieties.
Fixing Minimum Support Price for Groundnuts:
✓ Ground nut produced in the Panruti are the tastiest and exported to other countries. Thiru.
Manickam fixed the price of sorted Ground nut at Rs 75/-per Kg and it got stabilized at Rs
90/-per Kg during 2017 itself.
Fixing Minimum Support Price for all Crops:
✓ Close to 5% of the farmers are benefitted by his policy of fixing minimum price for the farm
produce in the state of Tamil Nadu and it is increasing day by day.
✓ He is working relentlessly to fix minimum price for all farm produce and to make the farmers
stand on their own leg and also keep the consumer price at the existing level and also never
affect the traders as they are back bone of distribution.
D. Contributions to Save Mother Earth
Lot of research has been carried out by Thiru. Manickam “To Save Mother Earth” and then he
submitted a research paper to Prime Minister Office. It was titled as “Solution for Every
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Pollution”. If this plan is implemented, the entire country could become pollution free in
less than 7 years. To demonstrate the usefulness of his research, he used one of his
companies to start developing systems that would comply with pollution norms.
Treating Textile Trade Effluent:
✓ He entered into MoU with South India Textile Research Association (SITRA) to develop
and commercialize technology that would eliminate textile trade effluent pollution.
✓ He is also working with IIT Guwahati for Nano filtering technology as a backup system for
avoiding trade effluent and re-using the water and the salt making it Zero discharge.
✓ To have yet another backup, he is also working on water-less dyeing and negotiating with
Ahmedabad Textile Industry's Research Association (ATIRA) who has developed this
technology for man-made fibre with the help of Technology Development Board (TDB) and
would like to apply for cotton fibre also in less than two years.
Managing Municipal Solid Wastes:
✓ Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) management using Zero Waste Disposal Technology – He
invented this Technology for Municipal Solid Wastes, probably first time in the country
which is certified by Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board and by August 2019 GCC (Greater
Chennai Corporation) has implemented this technology in Manali, Chennai to clear the
Landfills and daily generated municipal solid wastes. If one sincerely adopts this, there won’t
be any municipal dumpyard in our country. And In the long run, it will reduce global
warming, water and air pollution which ultimately lead to disease free clean environment.
(With our MSW cleaning experts in MAK Green Incinerator R&D Plant, Erode)
✓ MSW has more combustible items. He conducted many experiments and found the entire
waste could be burnt and reduced into ash without causing any air pollution. This is now
demonstrated and running successfully in Erode District R&D Plant which is noticed &
applauded by several government & corporate bodies. Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board
has recognized this Invention.
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(Honourable Justice – Thiru. Dr. P. Jyothimani - NGT monitoring committee Southern Bench Chairman
Visited MAK Green Incinerator R & D Plant in Erode, Tamilnadu)
✓ Honourable Governor of Tamilnadu – Shri. Banwarilal Purohit applauded his unique Solution for Municipal Solid Waste through Zero Waste Disposal Technology and invited him personally for a 30minute detailed discussion about putting a “Solution for Every Pollution” in Raj Bhavan, Chennai and wished him to take this technology throughout India.
✓ Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has also recognized his technology and his Zero
waste disposal scientific MAK Green Incinerator and installed in Manali, Chennai.
✓ Many corporations across India is now approaching us to put a solution for their Municipal
Solid Wastes.
Installation of Bio Digester Septic Tanks to put a full stop for Sewage Water:
✓ In 2013, he did a research on life-killer diseases like Chikungunya, Dengue, etc. The research
paper showed that mosquitos living in septic tank water are the main cause for such diseases
and also found that the existing septic tank is aerobic and most of the deadly bacteria cannot
be eliminated by using any of the effluent treating methods. So, he approached Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for their patented technology using
anaerobic method to be used in every toilet in the country. He, then improved the technology
to adopt in the plains. This septic tank is totally a closed one and there is no question of
percolation of septic tank water directly into the ground. Being anaerobic, all bacteria will be
killed.
(Tamil Nadu Government – Council of Ministers appreciated his MAK Bio Digester Septic Tanks)
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✓ He signed a Transfer of Technology (TOT) with DRDO in 2013 and started making Bio
Digester septic tanks since then. Over 1000+ BDST units have been working in South India.
Now he has submitted a proposal to the Swatch Bharat Ministry for making it mandatory for
all the future toilets in the country and also for funding conversion of the Existing toilets to
become Bio Toilets. He also submitted a proposal for the District of Nilgiris, a hilly area which
is the main catchment area of drinking water for over 50,00,000 people relying on the water
resources originating in these hills. Over 70% of people in this area are using open defecation.
This proposal will:
• Eliminate open defecation and also will make every toilet to use bio septic tanks to save ground water which is the main source for drinking in the hilly terrain.
• Make drinking water clean to benefit over 50 lac people. • Avoid all deadly diseases including urinal track infection • Bio Digester Septic Tanks eliminates the need of manual maintenance for lifetime.
Making Organic Farming by Default:
✓ Being a Traditional Organic farmer, he has never used harmful chemicals so called fertilizers,
which worsen the health of public and our lively soil. He is working hard on making organic
farming by default in the entire country. His invention of modern-day organic farm inputs is
very much popular among organic farmers which gives high quality yield at low maintenance
cost.
Restoration of Rivers, Ponds, Lakes and Water bodies:
✓ His technology has successfully restored Highly Polluted Lalbagh Lake (near Lalbagh
botanical garden campus), Bangalore through MAK ST-250 inoculum
✓ He Cleaned the highly polluted pond of Vaitheeswaran Temple which is very infectious to use
further through his bacteria and Aerator technology, which made the pond water very pure
and best for consumption.
✓ He also Conducted various Awareness camps in and around Tamilnadu to stress the urgent
need of preserving and respecting the water bodies and made public to realize, how badly the
life-giving water resources are getting polluted.
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5. His Inventions and its usefulness to the society
a) MGI (MAK Green Incinerator) | www.makincinerator.com
This equipment involves the principle of thermal decomposition of unsegregated Municipal Solid
Waste with state of art pollution control equipment.
After combustion, the wastes are converted into ash and carbon. Further using few additives, the
ash is being converted into solid bricks, using special formulation. The emissions are subjected to
various stages of pollution control equipment and the exit emissions meet both TNPCB and CPCB
norms. Thus, the solid wastes are disposed in an eco-friendly way.
Applications & Benefits:
✓ Zero discharge of municipal solid waste.
✓ Value added products such as solid bricks and activated carbon.
Economic:
✓ Reduction of waste segregation and disposal costs.
Environmental protection:
✓ Reduction of pollutants discharge and reduction of waste
✓ Reduction of global warming by carbon sequestration.
✓ Prevention of Dangerous cancer caused due to open burning of plastic wastes
✓ Prevention of several Lifestyle diseases due to municipal dump yards.
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Benefits to Government bodies:
✓ Improved image on Government.
✓ Reduction of public complaints to the state regulatory authorities
b) BDST (MAK Bio Digester Tanks) | www.makbioprojects.com
MAK India Limited - Manufacturers and Installers of Bio Septic tanks has extensive years of
experience in the sanitation market. His company manufactures and provide huge range of Bio
Digester septic tanks to all the industries - MAK bio digester septic tanks are designed by the
experts in the field of architecture, laboratories, and bio-digester.
Features:
✓ MAK Bio Digester Septic Tanks is a next generation environment-friendly waste management
process. It completely eliminates the need for human maintenance.
✓ Eco-Friendly and 100% hazard free.
✓ Effluent is free from odour and solid waste.
✓ Single time feeding of bacteria inoculums throughout operational life.
✓ Faecal matter is not visible.
✓ No clogging (or) bad smell from the Bio Septic tanks in contrast to odour from conventional
septic tank.
✓ Anaerobic bacteria can double its population within 6 to 8 hrs-Bio Septic Tanks and de-
composes matter into effluent and gases.
✓ MAK Bio Digester Tanks will function in temperature between 5° to 50° C.
✓ Water outlet from biodigester can be used for watering plants in gardens which is 99.9% pure.
Disposal of human waste in accordance to conventional systems leads to ground water
contamination and pollution of resource that might cause an epidemic outbreak. MAK Bio-
digester provides eco-friendly disposal of human waste. It is maintenance free without dependent
on any energy source and its effluents are odourless.
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c) MIFI (MAK India Farm Inputs) | www.makindia.co.in/mifi-farm-inputs
✓ Being an organic farmer, he knows the importance of soil microbes and micronutrients which
pushed him to invent organic manure that provides a better living for soil microbes and
improves farm productivity.
✓ After years of research, he invented most necessary organic farming inputs which gives better
and long-lasting keeping quality of all kinds of crops
✓ Creating awareness among all farmers to adopt organic farming methods to improve the
quality of food products and high yield
6. Media Coverage
Media (Video Coverage):
Online Media –
Youtube
News Title Links Category
Thanthi Tv Bio Septic Tanks in Tamil
Nadu for the First Time
https://bit.ly/2krd8CC Bio Septic Tank
News7 Tamil Just 300 crores to Clean
Cooum River, Chennai
https://bit.ly/2k10FFy Cooum River
Restoration
Dinamalar Solution for Human
Wastes
https://bit.ly/2k2uAxa Bio Septic Tank
IBC Tamil 50000+ Job opportunities
if we clean Cooum River,
Chennai
https://bit.ly/2lQFGpl Cooum River
Restoration
News 18 Tamil
Nadu
Thiru. Manickam’s Organic
Farming Research Centre
https://bit.ly/2kssqH5 Organic farming
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Malaimurasu Tv
24X7
Benefits of Organic
Farming
https://bit.ly/2ksst5J Organic farming
Dinamalar Good Bye to Municipal
Solid Wastes
https://bit.ly/2lWCfh1 Solution for MSW
Puthiyathalaimurai
TV
People Love Bio Digester
Septic Tanks - Here’s Why?
https://bit.ly/2GkDrSA Bio Septic Tank
Cauvery News Solution for Municipal
Solid Wastes
https://bit.ly/2ksQBFx Solution for MSW
Dinamalar What this Bacteria Can do? https://bit.ly/2lAtJE2 Solution for
Industries Effluent
Media (Articles):
E-News Media Title E_News Media Links
Arasiyal Kannaadi A constituency where public were not able to meet PM directly https://bit.ly/2k28XwW
Times Of India Discussion with Farmers for High Yield https://bit.ly/2lWCoRB
Media 7 Tv Secondary Income Generation through Mountain Bee hives https://bit.ly/2lwuazv
The Hindu Honey collection, a good alternative for farmers https://bit.ly/2lUW7B3
Dinamani Training for Farmers for cultivation of Honey https://bit.ly/2lAcLFS
Dinamani 108 Types of Multigrain Festival in Varagi Amman Temple https://bit.ly/2lWGVDE
Hindu Tamil Life Saving Moringa! https://bit.ly/2lUVYgZ
Dinamalar
No more worries to handle Human Waste - Launching Bio digester Septic Tanks https://bit.ly/2lzNL1O
Hindu Tamil The Son of Farmers who succeeded in Engineering https://bit.ly/2lUWcER
Hindu Tamil Aerospace Entrepreneur became friend of Farmers https://bit.ly/2lCcNwX
The Hindu Icons of Coimbatore award Presentation https://bit.ly/2Xm1N5j
Hindu Tamil Soil Infertility - Organic Farming will work out? https://bit.ly/2kgbzYh
Times Of India Chennai corporation’s first waste incinerator to come up at Manali https://bit.ly/2lAcPFC
Hindu Tamil To Enrich Farmers Live - IARA (Independent Authority) is required https://bit.ly/2lvBECI
Hindu Tamil The Dangerous Foam and the Simplest Solution https://bit.ly/2kssXc3
Pasumai Vikatan
Cleaning Waste Water from Toilets and Converting them into Usable Water https://bit.ly/2lCdcPZ
Hindu Tamil Zero Waste Disposal - MAK Green Incinerator https://bit.ly/2jXWni6
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Featured in more than 65+ popular media channels News (Print, Online Website, Videos)
such as Hindu Tamil, Puthiya Thalaimurai, Daily Thanthi, IBC Tamil, Times of India, Vikatan
Group, News7, Dinamalar, Business Daily etc.,
Media Coverage about Thiru. Manickam:
Agricultural: https://bit.ly/2lut878
Cultural: https://bit.ly/2k0BbYX
Educational: https://bit.ly/2kgjPaI
Social Awareness: https://bit.ly/2lXNYMl
Inventions: https://bit.ly/2kdHJ6F
Budget: https://bit.ly/2jVdO2M
*Conducted more than 70+ Events & Meetings with Farmers, Students and Public
7. Creating Awareness about Good Governance
1. Good Governance through Good Governors: He did research on how to achieve good
governance under the current political system and submitted a proposal to PMO on this issue. He
proposed Good Governance through Good Governors. This calls for honest and efficient
administrators as Governors for every state. Governor being the constitutional authority has all
powers to install Good Governance over a period of a year or two. The Governors have to be
trained to handle situations that will arise in achieving the goal. He suggested Shri D. Gangappa
IAS (Retd.) as ideal Governor for Tamil Nadu who would set an example.
2. Good Governance through educating the people: Also, he has registered Manu Neethi
Foundation (in memory of the great King Manu Neethi Cholan). He devised a method to choose
an honest candidate to be fielded by the political party. He is in the process of popularizing this
and make all the political parties to come to table for public debate and make them accept this
concept or get rejected by the people.
8. Family Background
Thiru. Manickam has been born & brought up as a Farm Boy. He worked in farm and learned
farming during school days and continue to be a farmer till date. Took fathers advice to be useful
to our Nation and so started the company to serve our nation after graduation in 1973 instead of
going to USA, even he rejected the job offers received from NASA and several multinational
companies.
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His wife Thirumathi. Malliga Manickam is also an organic farmer and director of MAK Controls &
Systems Pvt. Ltd. His son Thiru. Saravanan Manickam is now the Managing director of MAK Group
of Companies, popularizing Indian products across the globe. His daughter Thirumathi. Nithya
Manickam is working in Facebook and holding a Continental Head position in Finance
department.
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9. Personal Information
Residential Address 7/41 B, Avinashi Rd, Goldwins, Civil Aerodrome Post, P.O,
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 641014
Current Profession President, Manu Neethi Foundation
Chairman, MAK India Limited
Past Profession (Retired.) Managing Director, MAK Group of Companies
Facebook Profile https://www.facebook.com/AthappaManickam
Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/ManuNeethiFoundation
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/manuneethifoundation
Youtube (Recent talks) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtmRhN0-
CCxNmi9tAxRNFog
Twitter https://twitter.com/manickamathappa
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/manuneethi-manickam
Personal Profile http://manuneethi.tv/mak/
Email [email protected]
Secretary Contact Number (+91) 9994415000
Full Name Manickam Athappa Gounder
Nick Names MAK | Manu Neethi Manickam
Date of Birth 22.12.1949
Spouse Malliga Manickam
Son Saravanan Manickam
Daughter Nithya Manickam
Place of Birth
Tiruchengode, Tamilnadu
Education B.E., Electronics and Communication Engineering
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Graduating students of Dr. MCET College, Pollachi
“Icons of Coimbatore 2019” Award – Rathnam Group of Institutions
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Interacting with students of Dr.G.R. Damodaran College of Science, Coimbatore about ‘Why and how our Indians succeed Internationally?
With TNAU – Vice Chancellor, Coimbatore Jointly Released the book titled ‘Koyil Thalangalum Thala Thaavarangalum”
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Interacting with 4000+ students of Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai
Discussion with Farmers of Semakottai – Cuddalore District
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Received a Momentum from School Educational Minister, K.A. Sengottaiyan for implementing free Bio Digester Toilet in Govt. school, Erode District
Met Former Tamil Nadu Governor C. Vidyasagar Rao to discuss about Tamilnadu Farmers and their needs
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Inventing New Farming Equipments and Technology –Panel Discussion with Agri Experts in Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore
Honoured as Chief Guest at CRPF Passing out ceremony with their Commander in Chief
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