Meerut: Days after a jobless man shot to fame after he took up the gigantic mission of building a one-seater aircraft out of sheer anger of not being able to secure a job, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav gave Abdul Wajid monetary aid of Rs 1 lakh rupees.
26-year-old man Wajid met Yadav on Saturday in Lucknow where he showed the chief minister a model of his aircraft. He was presented with a cheque of Rs 1 lakh rupees by the chief minister.
"He has also promised me a job. I'm sure he saw potential which is why he promised to help me out," said a happy Wajid.
Wajid, who built the aircraft at a cost of Rs 5 lakh rupees, said that he was grateful to the CM for acknowledging his struggle.
Wajid, during his stint in National Cadet Corps (NCC), had trained in aero-modelling at Safdarjung airport. The wooden structure weighing around 350kg and measuring a metre in length is supported by a sturdy steel frame and looks like a small aircraft ready to fly. Earlier, Wajid used two bike engines for the aircraft, but those could not give the propellers the required thrust. Eventually, he fitted the structure with the engine of an old Maruti van he purchased from a scrap dealer. The aircraft has cost him Rs 5 lakh which he collected from family, friends and generous villagers.
06/06/16 Sandeep Rai/Times of India
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26-year-old man Wajid met Yadav on Saturday in Lucknow where he showed the chief minister a model of his aircraft. He was presented with a cheque of Rs 1 lakh rupees by the chief minister.
"He has also promised me a job. I'm sure he saw potential which is why he promised to help me out," said a happy Wajid.
Wajid, who built the aircraft at a cost of Rs 5 lakh rupees, said that he was grateful to the CM for acknowledging his struggle.
Wajid, during his stint in National Cadet Corps (NCC), had trained in aero-modelling at Safdarjung airport. The wooden structure weighing around 350kg and measuring a metre in length is supported by a sturdy steel frame and looks like a small aircraft ready to fly. Earlier, Wajid used two bike engines for the aircraft, but those could not give the propellers the required thrust. Eventually, he fitted the structure with the engine of an old Maruti van he purchased from a scrap dealer. The aircraft has cost him Rs 5 lakh which he collected from family, friends and generous villagers.
06/06/16 Sandeep Rai/Times of India
