Solar power lights up villages in Tripura
Perched on Killa hill, the remote tribal hamlet of Tobakla in Tripura's south district now shines in the dark with a non-conventional solar power plant supplying energy to it.
By PTI |
AGARTALA: Perched on Killa hill, the remote tribal hamlet of Tobakla in Tripura's south district now shines in the dark with a non-conventional solar power plant supplying energy to it.
"Earlier, we saw electric lights only when we went to Udaipur, the district town, which is about 25 km from the village," says septuagenarian resident, Bikram Singh Jamatiya.
"My village is remote which can be approached only on foot. We lived in darkness at night. Now it is different," he told a group of visiting journalists.
Bikram Singh is not alone. Sixty-two tribal families of the village under Kochigang panchayat of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) are now beneficiaries of this non-conventional energy source under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vaidyutikaran Yojana..
The solar photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 10 Kilo Watt has been installed there with an investment of Rs.40 lakh.
"After sunset the village wore a ghostly look as the only sources of light were kerosene lanterns, but we have bid farewell to darkness," said Chandrasandha Jamatiya of the village.
"Earlier, we saw electric lights only when we went to Udaipur, the district town, which is about 25 km from the village," says septuagenarian resident, Bikram Singh Jamatiya.
"My village is remote which can be approached only on foot. We lived in darkness at night. Now it is different," he told a group of visiting journalists.
Bikram Singh is not alone. Sixty-two tribal families of the village under Kochigang panchayat of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) are now beneficiaries of this non-conventional energy source under the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vaidyutikaran Yojana..
The solar photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 10 Kilo Watt has been installed there with an investment of Rs.40 lakh.
"After sunset the village wore a ghostly look as the only sources of light were kerosene lanterns, but we have bid farewell to darkness," said Chandrasandha Jamatiya of the village.
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