VVS Laxman praises K’taka farmer who generated electricity from water mill designed by him

Gadag: A farmer named Siddappa Hulajogi from Somapur village in Gadag district of Karnataka was lauded by Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman. Laxman praised Siddappa’s quest to generate electricity from a water mill designed by him using timbers.

In a tweet, Laxman wrote, “Incredible- A farmer from rural Karnataka, Siddappa has designed a water mill to generate electricity and operates it in the canal near his house. He spent just Rs. 5,000 on the construction, and gets 150 watts of power from this water mill when water flows in the canal”

“The only obstacle is that canal has water for only few months in a year. He could generate electricity for the entire village if he could get a regular supply of water through the canal. Siddappa is an example of how one can bring a larger change without having enough resources,” he added

It is said that Around 10 years ago, HESCOM had denied electricity to Siddappa’s house since he lived in a remote area. Siddappa was inspired to build a windmills after looking at one such installed on the hills of Naragun.

The windmill generates power to light up 10 bulbs of 60 watts and two TV sets. He gets around 150 watts of power from this water mill when water flows in the canal. Siddappa claims that he can create electricity for the entire village through his machine.