“In order to become a complete LED light village, the villagers gave up every single tungsten bulb for that of a15 watt LED bulb”
Kiphire, June 8 (MExN): June 7, 2016 will go down the history books as it will mark the day another village under Pungro Sub Division became the second complete LED Light lit village. The benefits of neighboring Fakim Village going complete LED light a couple of months ago have become eminent and Thanamir village soon followed suit. Now the base of Mt. Saramati, the highest peak in Nagaland, will shine brighter as the Apple Village of Nagaland gears itself to go energy efficient.
Kamdi Hemant Bhaskar, Wildlife Warden Kiphire Division in a press release said that the villagers pledged to make use of natural light, paint interior white to reduce need for lighting, use energy efficient CFL, LED and solar charged lights instead of tungsten bulb, switch off lights when not in use and spread this message to family, friends and relatives.
In order to become a complete LED light village, the villagers gave up every single tungsten bulb for that of a15 watt LED bulb. Although far off in the interiors of Nagaland, the villagers of Thanamir has realized the need to conserve energy thereby protecting our fragile environment. They showed their dedication by contributing one third of the cost of the LED bulbs. These LED bulbs has a long lifetime of about 20 years with 8 hrs/day use, very energy efficient (80-90%), eco-friendly (no mercury, 100% recyclable) and withstand rough conditions. They are also workable even during low and fluctuating voltage which is a huge problem in the area.
The initiative was taken up by the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change with the help of Department of Land Resources and Mumbai based NGO EcoSolutions, Power Department and District Administration.
Ahozhe Sumi, District Project Officer, Department of Land Resources, Kiphire officially declared the Thanamir as second complete LED village of Nagaland and probably Northeast as well. He apprised the villagers that their village is a tourist hotspot and becoming a complete LED Light lit village makes it even more admirable and a move towards a commendable model village. He thanked Kamdi Hemant Bhaskar, Wildlife Warden Kiphire Division for taking the initiative for the noble cause. Wenyei Konyak, ADC Pungro, who was also present emphasized on the far reaching advantages of LED light bulbs and to continue initiating certain development activities themselves so they can benefit more.
Pledge to save electricity was read by the villagers led by K. Kiusang Yim, Range Forest Officer, Kiphire Wildlife Division.
Others who were present at the event were Chonpenthung Ezung, EAC Khongsa, Samuel, EAC Kuisam and M. Daniel, JE (Electrical), Pungro. Lansothung Lotha, Range Forest Officer, Kiphire Wildlife Division, acknowledged the gesture of Ahozhe Sumi, District Project Officer, Department of Land Resources, Kiphire and Yatendra Agarval, Trustee of EcoSolutions, Mumbai for assisting Thanamir Village Council in achieving this new landmark.
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