Popatrao pawar biography of william
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Meet The Man Who Single-handedly Created A Village Of 60 Millionaires
Have you heard the name of Popatrao Pawar?
Popatrao pawar biography of william
Perhaps not. This 55 year old man is the sarpanch of Hiware Bazaar village in Ahmednagar district in Maharashtra, and he has single-handedly transformed an ordinary drought-prone village into a model village with ample water, electricity and educational opportunities as well as rapidly improving healthcare.
The village thrives on the principles of Self-governance and Self-reliance.
(The village welcome || Image: theitchtotravel.wordpress.com)
In 1972, after Popatrao returned from the city armed with a graduate degree, he was requested by the villagers to contest the panchayati elections, as he was the most educated man they knew.
He won the elections and went about making a number of improvements that brought development to the drought-ridden village.
One of his first big steps was to upgrade the existing school from