In villages of India, farmers have been using bullock carts for taking their yield to market and to ferry people. Over time, rich farmers bought tractors and other motor vehicles however those who couldn't afford these, innovated their way out of this.
A Jugaad carrying passengers to a political rally in Agra, India.
A Jugaad is an innovative method of transportation that is used in some parts of northern India. It is constructed entirely out of a few handy and readily available tools. What was intially just an innovation by one farmer proved to be a boon for many people.
It all started with one farmer who was savvy about technology. He put together his which was used to irrigate his fields, with four tyres, wooden cart, a r
adiator, springs and old jeep clutch from junk yard and voila, he had
a vehicle which could go up to 40 km/h and carry 25 to 30 people. This vehicle came to be known as Jugaad. While he was not using his vehicle, he could use the pump to irrigate his fields. Other farmers saw
this and built their own. Soon Jugaad become quite popular but authorities clamped on them because these are not registered vehicles. Nevertheless, they still ply in some places. It is a great example of how farmers in India innovated and built something for them that is affordable to build, cost effective to run and was good enough for their usage. The cost of this whole contraption is less than Rs 40,000 (USD 1000). It is extremely fuel efficient and started to be used as taxis to ferry people.They operate on diesel fuel and are just ordinary water sets converted into engine.Jugad or Jugaad is a Hindi word which means an improvised or jury-rigged solution;inventiveness, ingenuity, cleverness.