Coimbtore's First Pump

Coimbtore's First Pump was Produced at DPF in the year 1928 India's First Motor Produced at M/S Argus Industry in Coimbatore in 1937

• Coimbatore contributes more than 50% of Country's total requirements
• Till 1928 all pumps were imported from other countries
• Till 1936 all motors were imported from other countries
• Then India entered into the field of pump and motor manufacture and the import of pumps and motors stopped entering Indian market
• Swadeshi Indian Pump Industry has made a transition in letting out water from wells with bullock drawn technology to electrically activated pumps with better efficiency
• This has paved the way for Green revolution in Indian agriculture sector