In A Bid To Water His Cornfield, Odisha Farmer Comes Up With Ingenious Irrigation System

In a bid to irrigate his farmland, a farmer in Mayurbhanj, Odisha has devised ingenious irrigation to water his crops using a water wheel system.

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According to reports, Mahur Tipiria of Badamatalia village under Sukruli block in Mayurbhanj district constructed the device. He went post to pillar to get help for irrigating his three acres of land but in vain.

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Hence he thought of a device which he could make with limited fund. It took him one month of time and now his waterwheel is working not only to irrigate his fields, but other villagers also getting the benefit free of cost.

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Speaking to ANI Mahur Tipiria said,"I' m a poor man. I repeatedly urged officers to make arrangements for irrigation but to no avail. Finally, I made this."

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"We had filed repeated petitions to the government offices but no one came to help us, so I thought of developing this technique. It is always better to light a candle ourselves than to sit idle and curse the darkness," the farmer said.

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After receiving little help from the state government Tipiria took things into his own hands.

He made the system using a few pieces of bamboo, wood log, an iron rod and waste water bottles and now he is also helping local farmers irrigate their land with his innovative system.

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