As part of his “interaction with people” programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday talked to some villagers of Rayagada district and enquired about electrification facility in their villages through videoconferencing.
During the interaction, lalita Nayak and Narayan Nayak told the Prime Minister that children of their villages had never seen electricity four years back. However, they now have access to many facilities as all households are connected with electricity, they said.
“Our village is located near a hill.
Earlier, snakes and frogs used to enter our houses during night hours due to lack of light. Post electrification, we feel safe. We now watch movies on televisions. We watched live telecast of Rath Jatra of lord Jagannath this year,” said Narayan.
The Prime Minister pointed out that his Government has changed the situation in Eastern India, which had 14,582 non-electrified villages, including 5,790 in the North East alone. With complete electrification, the Eastern India can play a bigger role in India’s development.