India: A Good Place for Lawns – A Rickshaw Roof

Man turns rickshaw into mobile mini rooftop garden complete with potted plants

Times Now News
Apr 9, 2022

Excerpt:

Michael Scott once said, “..you just have to play with the cards that you’re dealt”, and we’re only beginning to realise how powerful that quote is.

There is no dearth of creative people in the world, even though the ability is fast declining in humans. However, we’d be living a life of lie if we didn’t admit that it runs in Indians’ blood, right from Kuttanad in Kerala to Indira Col on the Siachen glacier.

Recently, a man went viral on the internet after he was pictured sitting in his mobile mini garden, or a rickshaw, if you will. Seeing as it is going to be a blazing hot summer, the rickshaw driver grew grass on his rickshaw’s roof and topped the new look off with some potted plants to beat the heat.

The innovative makeover caught the attention of Former Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Erik Solheim, who then shared the picture on Twitter.

“This Indian man grew grass on his rickshaw to stay cool even in the heat. Pretty cool indeed!,” he wrote.

The post has racked up over 20,900 likes, leaving netizens impressed as they weighed in on rickshaws.

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