Anurag Tewari, the 36-year-old IAS Karnataka-cadre officer who was found dead on the road near the guesthouse in Lucknow where he was staying on a short visit, had earned so much love and respect of people he served as an officer in his short life that many may not be able to do in their entire life. In his short stint of 18 months in Bidar, Karnataka, as district collector, he encouraged the preservation and revival of age-old underground aqueduct system called Karez or Surang Bavi in the local language. Last summer when Bidar faced the worst drought in decades, he had over 130 tanks and 110 open wells across the district cleaned and dredged within a few months. Once the Monsoon hit the district and Bidar received the rainfall exceeding over 40 percent of the average precipitation, all the traditional water sources brimmed to the full. For instance, the 500-year-old Jahaj ki Bawdi that had dried up is now supplying drinking water to several households in the old city. Workers removed nearly 80 feet of garbage from the well. The well on Chidri road in the town, that was full of garbage, is now the source of sweet water, thanks to Tewari's efforts. Tewari's efforts inspired the state government scheme of cleaning tanks - Kere Sanjivini. He also initiated the measures for full computerization of all urban local bodies and district magistrate court.