Guwahati: In an inspirational tale, a man from Bihar has carved out a three-kilometer-long canal to take rainwater coming down from nearby hills to fields of his village Kothilawa in the Lahthua area of Gaya.
After accomplishing the feat, Laungi Bhuiyan said that it took him 30 long years to single-handedly dig the canal which takes the water to a pond in the village which is greatly beneficial.
For the last 30 years, he would go to the nearby jungle to tend my cattle and dig out the canal. No one joined me in this endeavor. Although the natives are going to cities to earn a livelihood, he decided to stay back and his latest task has earned him the praise of locals.
It needs mention here that the man's native Kothilwa village, marked as a refuge for maoists, is surrounded by dense forest and mountains, and lies about 80 km away from the Gaya district headquarters.
The main means of livelihood for the people in the village are farming and animal husbandry.
Bhuiyan was bothered by the water falling from the mountains that used to flow into the river following which he thought of carving out a canal.
The man then worked hard in order to save water coming from the mountains and utilize it for useful purposes.
Locals have attested that he has been carving out the canal for the last 30 years that too single-handedly. This work will go a long way towards benefitting a large number of animals and to irrigate the fields as well.
A lot of people are now getting to know Bhuiyan because of his work, and his contribution is now being recognized.