Punjab Carpenter Exemplifies Atmanirbhar Bharat With His Hand-Crafted Wooden Bicycle

A 40-year-old Zirapkpur-based carpenter, Dhani Ram Saggu, exemplified Atmanirbhar Bharat with his hand-crafted wooden bicycle.

To overcome the lockdown blues, Dhani Ram Saggu decided to delve into the concept of eco-friendly bicycles, and his idea is such a huge hit that he is now getting orders from Canada and South Africa.

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According to the Hindustan Times report, Saggu was among those rendered jobless, after the lockdown was imposed in March. He made up his mind to not give in to gloom and hopelessness, and used the time to come up with something unique.

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His shop called 'Noora Interiors' which mostly deals with crafting doors, cupboards, shelves in 'kothis' (palatial buildings) was completely shut and he was left with no work.

Elaborating upon how he came up with this product, Saggu told The Better India, ¡°I am a carpenter. Usually, I would get orders to build cupboards, doors, shelves, and sometimes I would repair broken fittings for residents in the area. With construction put in a full halt, and with no means of livelihood, I wanted to keep myself occupied, learn new skills, and build something different. But, my creativity was constrained to the raw materials available at home ¨C plywood, tools, and old cycles.¡±

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Saggu said, ¡°I always wanted a cycle but our finances were such that we could not afford one. Therefore, I decided to make one for myself.¡± He sold eight cycles between July 27 to August 30 and five more are in the works.

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¡°Hard work always pays and changes one¡¯s fortune,¡± say Saggu, who was stoked to receive a call from Hero Cycles managing director, Pankaj Munjal, congratulating him.

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A company from Chennai has also gotten in touch with him and he is, at present, preparing samples to show them.

The concept of this cycle was first put to paper, after which parts of cycle - like body, handlebars and the wheel rims - were made from wood. Parts like the chain, pedals, wheels, seat and the side-stand were taken from an old cycle. At the end, all of this was put together in order to make the final product.

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He also says that a person can travel up to 25-30 kilometres a day on the cycle and since it is also water-proof, it would not be a problem for the rider to travel during the rainy season. Dhani Ram's wooden cycles cost ?15,000 and he also customises them according to the preferences of the buyer.

The delivery charges, transport costs, courier costs or any customisation charges are to be borne by the customer. You can call him and place an order at 7087697652.