in india, an illiterate farmer designs a water mill to generate electricity

Siddappa, an illiterate farmer from Somapur village in Gadag district of Karnataka, has designed a water mill to generate electricity. Right from conceptualizing to materialisation, the farmer has done everything on his own. He operates the water mill in the canal near his house.

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This is part of a series of carefully curated articles from the wonderful ‘The Better India’ website. The articles will appear every Tuesday + Thursday.