Stepping up for love! Devoted husband builds DIY escalator for wife who cried out in pain over climbing stairs

VISAKHAPATNAM: Move over, Shah Jahan—the Taj Mahal has some serious, mechanical competition in the romance department. While some express their undying affection with grand marble monuments or a simple bunch of flowers, one devoted husband has proven that true love is a moving staircase.

In the village of Arthamuru, Andhra Pradesh, the ultimate symbol of affection is now a fully functioning, home-built escalator.

Farmer Sathi Shiva Narayana Reddy couldn't bear to see his 58-year-old wife, Satyaveni, in agony. Suffering from severe knee pain, poor Satyaveni found walking and climbing the stairs an impossible daily battle, often crying out loud from the sheer, excruciating distress.

Determined to find a solution at any cost, Shiva Narayana refused to let his wife suffer. But instead of shelling out an astronomical sum on a commercial lift, the resourceful farmer decided to build one himself from scratch.

It took the doting husband just 20 days and a modest ₹70,000 to construct the homemade escalator.

What makes the feat even more jaw-dropping is Shiva Narayana's background. Having only studied up to the 5th standard, he doesn't hold a fancy engineering degree. Instead, his technical wizardry comes entirely from years of hands-on experience fixing tractors and doing mechanical work in rice mills.

After meticulously studying how escalators operate by observing them in various locations, he got to work. The impressive technical specs of his romantic creation include:

• 1.5 HP Motor: Powering the entire system smoothly.
• 21 Custom Steps: Ensuring a seamless ride up and down for his wife.
• 300 kg Weight Capacity: Built robustly to handle heavy loads with ease.

Best of all, the machine prioritizes safety. The escalator is designed to automatically grind to a halt if it detects any risk of an accident. Furthermore, notorious power cuts won’t leave Satyaveni stranded downstairs either; the clever system is hooked up to an inverter to keep it moving even during a total blackout.

Talk about taking your relationship to the next level!