Govind Bhai of Nimas village in Nagore district of Rajasthan has a grassroots technology that is in demand in rural Maharashtra, Goa and Kerala. He is an expert in ‘ada bore’, a method of digging bore wells horizontally instead of vertically.
In Kasaragod district of Kerala, people are intrigued by Govind Bhai’s ada bore technology. The horizontal bore well, drilled with an electric motor, is new to Kerala. “This is like digging a suranga,” many spectators remarked after seeing Govind Bhai’s technique.
The suranga
