In the dense jungles of Bastar, troops involved in counter-insurgency operations no longer worry about either low battery level of their wireless sets or lighting equipment.
An assortment of solar energy equipment provided by Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) under the Department of Energy of the State Government is carried by the troops to keep the batteries of wireless sets and lighting equipment charged at all times.
Bastar’s energy supply requirements had been in focus for a long time in Chhattisgarh as there are many remote regions where conventional power supply systems cannot be established in inhospitable terrain. As a result, State Chief Minister Raman Singh decided to hugely promote use of solar power equipment in the insurgency infested regions.
“Innovative solutions to energy requirements in Chhattisgarh has kept the State as a front-runner in the country’s Non Conventional Energy space,” Secretary, Energy, Information Technology and Public Relations Aman Kumar Singh told The Pioneer.
He said that feedback from end users of solar energy equipment keeps the agencies under Department of Energy find even innovative ways to cater to mass users. “We would continue to innovate and maintain the high standards of service and reliability with a high end user focus on their needs,” Singh said.