In a bid to provide alternative source of energy, the Almora district administration in association with the Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency (UREDA), claimed to have distributed solar lanterns among 99 natural disaster affected families in some villages of Almora on Wednesday.
The solar lantern were distributed among 38 disaster affected families belonging to village Bajethi of Almora tehsil, informed officials concerned of the Almora district administration. And, 61 natural disaster affected families belonging to different villages including Khairkhet, Buradhar and lweta of the same Almora tehsil were also given the solar lantern on Wednesday, added the officials concerned. At the same time distribution of the same solar lantern in other parts of the district is going on , added the officials concerned of the Almora district administration.