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

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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>
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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>
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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>
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Mahindra said he would preserve the man’s creation at Mahindra Research Valley.</p>
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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>

IN Bureau

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