Modified Hacksaw
Name : Kapil Dev Thakur
District & State : Sitamarhi, Bihar
Category : Utility
Award : Consolation
Award Function : 8th National Grassroots Innovation Awards
Award Year : 2015
Innovator Profile 
In normal hacksaws, the blades are tightened with the help of a wing nut/screw, which gets loose after some use. The innovator has fit the nut inside the frame of the hacksaw and the bolt inside the handle. The bolt of nut passes through the lower end of the frame to hold the blades. To tighten the blade one only has to rotate the handle as per the requirement.
