Tribal settlements get power after 71 years
6 years, 6 months ago

Tribal settlements get power after 71 years

The Hindu  

Three tribal settlements where electricity remained a distant dream for the residents even after 71 years of independence were fulfilled after automatic solar lighting system was installed at their houses recently. A report on “Electricity a distant dream for these settlements on hills” was published in The Hindu that highlighted the pathetic life of people in the hamlets without power in all these years. Malliamman Durgham in Kadambur Hills, Ramaranai in Talamalai and Kathirimalai in Bargur Hills, all located in remote hilly areas that has no road connectivity, were provided 226 solar panels at a total cost of ₹ 23.3 lakh. While electric posts installed through the forest area to Malliamman Durgham was destroyed in fire in 1970s, the other hamlets were receiving electricity for the first time.

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Freedom from the dark
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Freedom from the dark

New Indian Express  

CHHATTISGARH : For years now, the secret war has ravaged the forest, claiming numerous victims in its wake. After 78 years in independent India, tribal hamlets tucked deep inside forests of southern Chhattisgarh have a reason to cheer as electricity reached their corner of the world for the first time; light bulbs flickered to life in dark corners, courtesy of …

Tribal hamlets in A.P. celebrate ‘freedom from darkness’, 78 years after Independence
1 month, 1 week ago

Tribal hamlets in A.P. celebrate ‘freedom from darkness’, 78 years after Independence

The Hindu  

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A’palle tribal hamlets light up after 77 years
1 month, 3 weeks ago

A’palle tribal hamlets light up after 77 years

New Indian Express  

VISAKHAPATNAM: After decades of living in darkness, tribal residents of Neelabanda in Rolugunta mandal and Sompurambandha in Ravikamatham mandal, Anakapalli district, finally have access to electricity. Neelabanda, a hilltop village in Aarla panchayat, is home to three families from the Kondh community, a Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group, with a total population of about 25. “We still have to trek 4 …

Tribal families in Neelabandha hamlet of Anakapalli district celebrate first-time electricity with ‘Dhimsa’ dance
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tribal families in Neelabandha hamlet of Anakapalli district celebrate first-time electricity with ‘Dhimsa’ dance

The Hindu  

Tribal families from Neelabandha, a hillptop hamlet in Arla Panchayat of Rolugunta mandal in Anakapalli district, received electricity for the first time after Independence. Four households comprising around 20 people, who have been living there for many years, were so happy so that they couldn’t contain themselves and performed ‘Dhimsa’, a popular tribal dance, in excitement under the lights. Recently, …

After decades, 956 tribal households get electricity
2 months, 2 weeks ago

After decades, 956 tribal households get electricity

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada:Energy minister Gottipati Ravi Kumar inaugurated power supply to 956 tribal households in several Adivasi hamlets within the Yerragondapalem constituency of Prakasam district. Ravi Kumar brought the matter to the attention of Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, who approved the proposal for providing solar electrification in these areas. Following this, the energy department spent approximately ₹2.20 crore and provided solar …

How a Gujarat village on India-Pakistan border is spreading the light with solar empowerment
2 months, 4 weeks ago

How a Gujarat village on India-Pakistan border is spreading the light with solar empowerment

India Today  

An Indian village near the Pakistan border in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district has secured uninterrupted power supply by installing rooftop solar panels to generate electricity under the PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana. Magniram Rawal, sarpanch of the Madhapura Masali group gram panchayat, and village leaders said the problem of electricity in the village has been permanently solved. Modhera in Mehsana …

First time after independance solar power lights up lives of tribals in Maoist-affected villages of Bastar
3 months, 2 weeks ago

First time after independance solar power lights up lives of tribals in Maoist-affected villages of Bastar

New Indian Express  

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Rural access to electricity had differential benefits: Study
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rural access to electricity had differential benefits: Study

The Hindu  

Access to electricity benefited larger, populous villages disproportionately more than hamlets with fewer households, an analysis of the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyut Yojana – a programme launched in 2005 to provide and improve electricity access to roughly 4,00,000 Indian villages. However, larger villages, saw a doubling of per-capita expenditure due to full electrification, an increase of about ₹1,428 per month, …

PM-JANMAN: Tribal hamlet gets power supply for first time
1 year ago

PM-JANMAN: Tribal hamlet gets power supply for first time

The Hindu  

A tribal hamlet in Karnataka's Mysuru has received electricity supply for the first time, thanks to the PM-JANMAN scheme which aims to provide basic facilities to particularly vulnerable tribal groups in the country. Situated on the fringes of the Hediyala range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the hamlet was recently connected to the power grid of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation, …

Tribal hamlet in Mysuru gets power connection 75 years after independence
1 year, 2 months ago

Tribal hamlet in Mysuru gets power connection 75 years after independence

The Hindu  

A tribal hamlet on the fringes of Hediyala range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve without electricity for generations recently got connected to the power grid of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation. What is intriguing is that villages close to the hamlet had power connection but a portion of the tribal hamlet of the Jenu Kuruba community at Kothnahalli Colony was left out …

Remote tribal settlement in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve may finally get power supply
1 year, 3 months ago

Remote tribal settlement in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve may finally get power supply

The Hindu  

A remote tribal settlement with 22 families, nestled inside the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, that was lit up with solar lighting systems after 71 years of Independence, is all set to get power supply soon, as the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution has initiated the process for obtaining wildlife clearance from the Forest Department. The three hamlets in the district were …

Solar electrification for power-starved tribal communities in Karnataka
2 years, 5 months ago

Solar electrification for power-starved tribal communities in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Families in tribal settlements on the fringes of Bandipur and Nagarhole forests have been enduring power scarcity for a long time. Hence, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement has joined hands with Mindtree Foundation and SELCO Foundation to bring solar electrification to these tribal communities. Six solar powered street lamps were also installed in the two tribal settlements when the project was …

Solar power illuminates remote Tripura village after 80 years, brightens life
2 years, 7 months ago

Solar power illuminates remote Tripura village after 80 years, brightens life

The Hindu  

Lifestyle in remote tribal hamlet of Sarkhipara in Tripura’s Khowai district has gone a sea change as, after remaining in the dark for 80 years, it is now shining bright with the help of solar power. An official said a 2 KW microgrid power plant each was installed at Sarkhipara and 11 other remote hamlets of Tripura for supplying electricity …

Electricity has reached every Indian village, govt fulfilled commitment to 'transform' lives, says Narendra Modi
6 years, 10 months ago

Electricity has reached every Indian village, govt fulfilled commitment to 'transform' lives, says Narendra Modi

Firstpost  

The task of taking electricity to every village of India has finally been achieved, PM Narendra Modi said on Sunday One of the biggest election promises the Bharatiya Janata Party made before coming to power in 2014 — the promise of ensuring access to electricity for every village in India — was achieved on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed …

Electricity reached all Indian villages on Saturday
6 years, 11 months ago

Electricity reached all Indian villages on Saturday

Live Mint  

New Delhi: All Indian villages now have access to electricity. With the electricity now reaching all villages through the marque Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana, it is being termed as a game changer moment for readying the country towards achieving universal electricity access. This assumes importance given that at the onset of Rs75,893 crore DDUGJY for village electrification under …

Ambedkar Jayanti : Fadnavis govt to begin providing 100% electricity to 192 Dalit villages
6 years, 11 months ago

Ambedkar Jayanti : Fadnavis govt to begin providing 100% electricity to 192 Dalit villages

Op India  

What makes India a “third world country”? I would say that, above all, it is the fact that hundreds of millions of people in India still go without electricity. It also goes without saying that the most deprived here would be members of the so-called “lower castes”, Dalits and tribals, etc. In other words, even if a village has 90% …

75 Aligarh villages left ‘in the dark’
8 years, 1 month ago

75 Aligarh villages left ‘in the dark’

Hindustan Times  

Even after 70 years of independence, the inhabitants of about 75 villages in this district are still living in the ‘dark ages’. Ramji Lal, a villager told HT, “We will vote only for candidates who will assure us electricity connections, otherwise we will boycott the polling.” In Majra Nagla Mahri of Kaser under Atrauli tehsil, youths find it hard to …

The race to light up the last village: on rural electrification
8 years, 7 months ago

The race to light up the last village: on rural electrification

The Hindu  

Jalan Singh, 30, has not removed the cardboard carton that protects the sides of his new Godrej refrigerator. Sixty-nine years is a short time in an independent country’s life but it has been a long time for power to reach Singh’s village, Tanwarpura, an hour’s drive from Barmer city in Rajasthan. We follow instructions from Delhi.” Contesting this, Mr. Arora …

On paper, electrified villages — in reality, darkness
9 years ago

On paper, electrified villages — in reality, darkness

The Hindu  

Haldu Khata, a village in Bijnor district of Uttar Pradesh, is one of the 7,008 villages that the government claims to have “electrified” in the last year, under the Modi government’s flagship scheme of rural electrification, Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana. The Hindu ’s analysis of rural electrification data shows that the number of villages said to be electrified in …

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