Man Digs 3-Km-Long Canal in 30 Years
Laungi Bhuiyan dug a 3-km-long canal for 30 years to divert water to his small village in Gaya, Bihar.
The residents of the village of Kothilawa village in Lahthua area of Gaya depend on farming and animal husbandry for livelihood. During the rainy season, the water falling from the nearby hills would flow into the river. Laungi Bhuiyan, a resident of the village, was very bothered by this. Laungi then decided to dig a three-kilometre long canal from the hill to a pond in his village. He worked on making this cannal for 30 years. Laungi Bhuiyan single-handedly dug out the canal. Bhuiyan added, “Since the last 30 years, I would go to the nearby jungle to tend my cattle and dig out the canal. No one joined me in this endeavour. Villagers are going to cities to earn a livelihood but I decided to stay back.
Bhuiyan’s work has benefitted the villagers and their fields. He has been praised by the local residents.Patti Manjhi a local resident said, “He has been carving out the canal single-handedly for the last 30 years. This will benefit a large number of animals and to irrigate the fields also. He is not doing it for his own benefit but for the entire area.”
