The Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) has so far established 36 solar energy equipment in different police stations and base camps in the insurgency hit Kanker district, officials stated.
The equipment installed ensures uninterrupted power supply in these hinterlands. The base camps and police stations located in regions like Pakhanjur, Koylibeda, Durgkondal and Antagarh now have solar energy equipment installed.
lighting through solar lamps help police personnel and make it easy to counter the Maoists during an attack. In case of a black out or fault in power supply lines, solar lighting arrangements help in the restive regions.
Notably, overall, solar lamps have been distributed among about seven lakh families of 95 development blocks of the State till August this year, officials said. The officers informed that about 7 lakh solar lamps have been distributed among 95 out of total 146 development blocks of the State . This includes distribution of 2,48,000 study lamps to students under Chief Minister Solar Study lamp Scheme and distribution of solar task lamps to 4,42,241 families under the Chief Minister Solar Powered lamp Scheme.
This apart, after facing low voltage problems, people of several villages and hamlets now also have solar powered pumps to lift drinking water in the insurgency hit Narayanpur district. The villagers are now using solar pumps to run their drinking water supply system. At least 44 Ashram hostels in the district have been sourcing power from solar energy sources. Similarly the hostels are also getting water supply using the non conventional energy sources.
With the joint initiatives of district administration, Public Health Engineering Department and CREDA, Non conventional energy sources have been created to help residents of 110 villages to get rid of the low voltage problems.The solar pumps installed are also now supplying drinking water to the villagers.
The villages which are benefiting from the scheme include Markabeda, Kapasi, Borgaon, Sitapal, Sulenga (Dhaudhai), Pungarpal, Borpal, Halamimunjmeta, Bawdipara (Siwani) and Ranegabedha in Narayanpur block. Solar pumps have been installed in these villages with an investment of Rs 5 lakh each. Solar pumps have been installed in these villages also on hand pumps previously.