Morung Express News
Kiphire | March 10
The Department of Forest Range Office, Kiphire –Tuensang distributed solar lamp to 85 solar lamps to three villages that do not have electric connectivity.
Distributing the solar lamps to the villagers on March 10 at the Forest Range office Kiphire, the Forest Range Officer Tsangli Tikhir thanked Dr Sentitula IFS, DFO Tuensang for taking personal initiative to make this happen and said that the initiative is to promote the use of renewable solar energy where there is no electricity.
He added that the objective of distributing the solar lamps is to lighten the burden of un-electrified villages that depend on alternative source for light which makes life very miserable.
The Forest Range Officer also said that this is the first initiative where the department is distributing solar light to villagers and also said, “The lamp can be used for five years and if it is fully charged it can give a backup of 72 hours.” Tsanlgi Tikhir also said that the distribution of solar lamp is made possible with the contribution by Eco Solution, a Mumbai based NGO founded by Yatendra Aggrawal.
Meanwhile, the villagers of Nutsu, Lihtsauong and Ditanvong expressed gratitude to the department for taking initiative in providing solar lamp to the villagers.
