“It took me 30 years to dig this canal that brings the water to a pond in the village,” said Laungi Bhuiyan, who has single-handedly dug the canal in Gaya.
“For the past 30 years, I was going to the nearby jungle to tend my cattle and dig the canal. No one joined me in this effort … Villagers go to the cities to earn a living, but I decided to stay behind,” he added. .
Kothilwa village is surrounded by dense forests and mountains, about 80 km from the Gaya district headquarters. This town is marked as a haven for Maoists.
The main livelihoods of the population here are agriculture and livestock.
Bihar: A man has dug a 3 km long canal to carry rainwater that runs down from the nearby hills to the fields of his village… https://t.co/3C61jk2LwN
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During the rainy season, the water that fell from the mountains used to drain into the river, which used to upset Bhuiyan, so he thought about opening a canal.
He worked hard to save water from the mountains and take advantage of it.
“He has been digging the canal for the last 30 years, that too by himself. This will benefit a lot of animals and also to irrigate the fields. He is not doing it for his own benefit but for the whole area,” said Patti Manjhi, a local.
Ram Vilas Singh, a teacher residing here praised Bhuiyan for benefiting the villagers and their fields.
“A lot of people will benefit here. People are now getting to know him from his work,” he added.
On video: Meet Laungi Bhuiyan, a Bihar man who digs a canal without help from anyone
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