By Building His Own Windmill, He Shows Why Every One Of Us Has A Responsibility Towards Our Planet

Diwakar Reddy built a windmill using scrap materials and used it to generate power in his village near Bangalore. Here’s what he says: “Power from coal power plants is cheap

By Priyanka Jain

April 17, 2014

Diwakar Reddy built a windmill using scrap materials and used it to generate power in his village near Bangalore. Here’s what he says:

“Power from coal power plants is cheap — but just look at the price that we are paying! Everyone on the planet has the responsibility to do something about that. I had a vision that, you don’t have to get the power from anywhere. It’s all about creating the power yourself.”

Watch Diwakar Reddy take sustainable power into his own hands

About: Video by Climate Reality Project

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