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{{short description|Indian man who craved canal of three kilometers}}
'''Laungi Bhuiyan''' is an Indian farmer from [[Kohilawatta|Kothilawa]] in [[Lahathua|Lahthua]] area of [[Gaya, India]] known for carving out a 3-km-long canal for rainwater conveyance from a nearby hills which is used in the fields of Kothilawa, Lahthua area of Gaya.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bihar: Meet Laungi Bhuiyan, Gaya's new Dashrath Manjhi, who dug out 3-km-long canal|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/bihar-meet-laungi-bhuiyan-gayas-new-dashrath-manjhi-who-carved-out-3-km-long-canal|access-date=2020-09-13|website=Free Press Journal|language=en}}</ref>

He used to feed cattle in a jungle, and subsequently carved out a canal that reportedly took him thirty years to complete the work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/man-in-bihar-carves-out-3-km-long-canal-in-30-years-to-irrigate-parched-fields-11599974263645.html|title=Man in Bihar carves out 3-km-long canal in 30 years to irrigate parched fields|date=September 13, 2020|website=livemint.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/patna/meet-laungi-bhuiyan-a-man-from-bihar-who-digs-out-canal-single-handedly/videoshow/78090154.cms|title=Meet Laungi Bhuiyan, a man from Bihar who digs out canal single-handedly | City - Times of India Videos|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [[Dashrath Manjhi]]

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>Old Man Consequences at 20:13, 8 November 2020