Man Finds Genuis Jugaad To Maintain Social Distancing At His Shop

COVID-19 has severely impacted both small and large businesses, but the ¡®unlock¡¯ phases are restoring some semblance of normalcy. However, things will not be the same, for quite some time; there is a need to ensure social distancing at all times when in public and a shopkeeper has found the perfect way to ensure contactless transaction at his shop.

A video of a shopkeeper¡¯s jugaad to maintain social distancing is going viral on social media. The video shows the man explaining how his make-shift ¡®machine¡¯ works in sending products to customers, who can send the money back to him through the same medium.

The boy from the village made a special JUGAD to maintain physical distance.#innovation #Talent @ParveenKaswan @umashankarsingh pic.twitter.com/KxtEn3Dun9

¡ª Bharat Patil ?? (@BharatP44) August 3, 2020

It involves nothing but a rope and a giant container. The shopkeeper has tied the rope in such a way that is can manoeuvred by him to make it go to the customer and then bring it back to him.

The idea is simple yet genius - one that will allow transaction without much contact while ensuring social distancing. The time and location of the video are not known.

This is how some people responded to the video.

let's make him a star!

¡ª ENIGMA (@IndiGK1) August 4, 2020

Paka engineering hoga bhai apna ...

¡ª bradra bodi (@BodiBradra) August 4, 2020

Jugar india rocking...

¡ª Nationalist FUNDA (@sajalsingh292) August 4, 2020

??

¡ª Shyam Singh Dhaniya (@shyamsinghaap) August 3, 2020

@anandmahindra

Sir one more jugad for your appreciation

¡ª Deep Bestie #supportCAA_NRC (@PradeepBestie) August 4, 2020

This is not the first time a small business owner has come up with a desi jugaad to ensure social distancing. Earlier, an image went viral on social media, that featured a milkman practicing social distancing like a pro. The image was shared by Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Nitin Sangwan, on Twitter, and it showed a milkman using a funnel and pipe tied to his bike, to supply milk to the customers.

Good to see that some people go extra mile to keep themselves and others safe.

Let's do basic minimum things of staying at home, wearing mask and keeping social distance even if we cannot go an extra mile like this innovative milkman. pic.twitter.com/RrjYVtdaKW

¡ª Nitin Sangwan, IAS (@nitinsangwan) May 7, 2020

The image was shared with the caption ¡®Good to see that some people go the extra mile to keep themselves and others safe. Let's do basic minimum thing of staying at home, wearing masks, and keeping social distance, even if we cannot go the extra mile like this innovative milkman¡¯.

Another video that exemplified social distancing showed an e-rickshaw separated into compartments using thick plastic sheets so that all passengers including the driver don't come in contact with each other.

The person making the video could be heard saying in Bengali, ¡°This is called Corona Innovation. The driver has divided his vehicle into four chambers. This is definitely an innovative idea.¡±

The capabilities of our people to rapidly innovate & adapt to new circumstances never ceases to amaze me. @rajesh664 we need to get him as an advisor to our R&D & product development teams! pic.twitter.com/ssFZUyvMr9

¡ª anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) April 24, 2020

The video came to Anand Mahindra¡¯s notice and he tweeted it with this caption: ¡®The capabilities of our people to rapidly innovate and adapt to new circumstances never ceases to amaze me. @rajesh664 we need to get him as an advisor to our R&D and product development teams!¡¯ Rajesh Jejurikar is the Executive Director - Auto and Farm Sectors, Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd.

No one knows jugaad better than Indians!