Aged 7, Kathmandu boy can drive excavator!

KATHMANDU - A seven-year-old boy in Nepal’s capital city has surprised everyone by operating a difficult machine-excavator!

Dhawafenji Lama left everyone gasping on Friday, as he drove the earthmover at a construction site in Khalchowk area in front of hundreds of people.

Lama drove the machine for about 15 minutes and covered a distance of 200 meters.

The boy’s father Rajesh Lama says that he is proud to have such a son in the family.

“I am really proud of my son. I hope he will become a big personality in a near future. He has proved himself at such a small age,” said Rajesh Lama.

Shyam Bhujel, principal of the Bikateswor English Secondary School where Lama studies, said that his name would soon be suggested for the Guinness Book of World Records.

“We want to put his name in Guinness World Records book, so we are planning for that,” said Bhujel.

Lama’s school, meanwhile, has decided to provide free education to him till 10th standard after the child’s feat. By Sushil Kharel(ANI)