Odisha Farmer Cuts 1.5 km Mountain to Irrigate Parched Lands
Daitari Nayak, a 70-year-old Odisha farmer has single-handedly carved out a 1.5 kilometer canal from the Gonasika mountains in Keonjhar district to ensure flow of water from a stream to the parched land in the downstream for cultivation.
Fondly called as “Canal Man” for digging the canal, Daitary patiently cut the steep hillsides for three years (2010-2013) and cleared the rocks to make the stream slowly snake down.