Actor
cum
director
Satish
Kaushik
has
adopted
his
ancestral
village
Dhanaunda,
Mahendragarh
District
in
Haryana,
140
kms
from
Delhi.
Although
born
and
brought
up
in
Karol
Baug,
Delhi,
Mr.
Kaushik
is
very
attached
to
his
ancestral
village
that
brings
back
memories
of
his
childhood
and
his
grandparents.
Pledging
to
take
up
the
development
and
wellbeing
of
the
7500
-
10000
odd
population,
Mr.
Kaushik
aims
to
transform
it
into
a
model
village
with
all
basic
amenities
like
electricity,
water
supply,
concrete
roads
and
hygienic
sewage
systems.
In
a
bid
to
materialize
this
further,
Mr.
Satish
Kaushik
met
Haryana
Chief
Minister
Mr.
Bhupinder
Singh
Hooda
in
Chandigarh
on
3rd
October,
2010,
and
presented
him
his
plan.
Following
this,
the
chief
minister
has
not
only
approved
and
supported
his
initiative
but
has
also
granted
Rs.
50,
00,000
from
the
rural
development
corporation
for
Dhanaunda
village.
The
news
was
announced
at
a
small
ceremony
in
his
village
on
5th
October
in
the
presence
of
the
Deputy
Commissioner
Mr.
Vikas
Gupta
and
various
administrative
heads
to
kick
start
the
development
process.
Speaking
on
the
occasion,
Mr.
Kaushik
said,
“I
am
very
grateful
that
I
am
able
to
do
this
for
my
village.
My
grandparents,
uncles,
cousins
and
other
relatives
have
lived
here
all
their
lives
and
I
have
spent
beautiful
days
of
my
childhood
here.
I
felt
helpless
when
I
returned
here
after
so
many
years
to
see
the
state
of
my
ancestral
village.
It
is
then
that
I
decided
to
transform
it
into
a
model
village
and
set
an
example
for
other
smaller
villages
around.
I
am
very
thankful
that
I
can
finally
see
it
materializing."