solar shimmer for tribal hamlet - solar street light with battery
Gajagadi hamlet, an inaccessible tribal village in Thirunelly grama panchayat, Wayanad district, has been illuminated by solar energy since Tuesday with all their thatched houses
The shift was brought about by the solar system installed by officials from the North waarnader Forest Division.
Gajagadi hamlet is located on the legs of the Begur forest under the Forest Division of North waarnader, with 102 members of 29 families.
Members of the colony belong to the Kattunayaka tribe, a primitive tribal group.
Even in modern times, the infrastructure is far from tribal coverage.
Members of the tribe still need to trek about 5 km kilometers to reach Hamlet from the main road.
Recently, a visit by forest officer narandranath viruli of the North varanard division changed the fate of the people here.
"When we visited Hamlet a few months ago, we learned that members of the tribe had little access to basic amenities, mainly to make a living by collecting and selling small forest products or working as farm workers ,"
Veluri told Hindus
"So we decided to provide at least light in each house," he added . ".
The department spent almost rupees.
Lakh of the project, implemented by Nirmithi Kendra of Wayanad with technical assistance from Keltron.
In addition to the 10 street lights and community TVs installed in Hamlet, up to three LED lights are installed under each roof.
Timing "all lights work from 6 p at a time. m. to 6 a. m.
And TV at 6 in the evening. m. to 9p. m. ” Mr.
Veluri says Keltron provides a one-year warranty for batteries and equipment.
He said: "The forest sector has been at the forefront of carrying out development projects for tribal members, and as part of that, the department built an angawadi building for them nearly three years ago. E.
Pradeepkumar, Additional Chief forest conservation officer in the northern region, will entrust the project.