Anand Mahindra gives new SUV to village blacksmith in exchange for jugaad car made from scrap

<p>
Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra has been a strong supporter of innovators and keeps in close touch with grassroot developments in the country has gifted an SUV to a Maharashtra blacksmith in exchange for a jugaad car  that the villager has made from scrap metal and using refurbished old parts and runs well on the road.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">
Delighted that he accepted the offer to exchange his vehicle for a new Bolero. Yesterday his family received the Bolero & we proudly took charge of his creation. It will be part of our collection of cars of all types at our Research Valley & should inspire us to be resourceful. <a href="https://t.co/AswU4za6HT">https://t.co/AswU4za6HT</a> <a href="https://t.co/xGtfDtl1K0">pic.twitter.com/xGtfDtl1K0</a></p>
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) <a href="https://twitter.com/anandmahindra/status/1485902598355968001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 25, 2022</a></blockquote>
<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><p>
Dattatraya Lohar from Devrashtre village caught the attention of the Mahindra Group’s Chairman last month after a video of his iron car went viral. Lohar’s car, built from the scrap, is powered by a two-wheeler engine and auto-rickshaw tyres.</p>
<p>
Mahindra said he would preserve the man’s creation at Mahindra Research Valley.</p>
<p>
The billionaire said the local authorities will sooner or later stop Lohar from plying the vehicle as it flouts official regulations, so he had offered him a Bolero which the Maharashtra villager had accepted. </p>