Udupi (Karnataka): Amid lockdown, powerlifter Akshatha Poojary dug a 25-foot deep well along with her brothers and nephews and ensured that there will be no scarcity of water during this summer for her family.
For international powerlifter Akshatha Poojary Bola in Karkala taluk, who has won several gold medals in international championships, the lockdown turned into an occasion to work out to maintain her fitness. She used to trek for about 10 minutes to bring water from a nearby site during the peak summer months.
Her nephew Sumith, who is in 9th standard, triggered the project to dig a well near their house by drawing a circle and motivated the family to take up the task. Akshatha’s brothers Arun, Ashok and Aravind started digging the well. Akshatha’s job was to remove the soil from the pit. This work began on the 18th of April and the water sprung in the well on the evening of April 24.
As Akshatha Poojary could not continue her practice at Veeramaruthi Vyayama Shaale, Kinnigoli, due to lockdown, this work involving manual labour made her happy. "Our old well not is in the condition for use. So we utilised this lockdown to dig well. There was a tree which gave us some shade, so we did not get too tired,’’ she said.
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