Mangalore, March 26: Thanks to the special initiative of Rotary Club of Bantwal, the dream of more than 100 families residing in the remote villages under Kavalpaduru Gram Panchayat near Vagga in Bantwal taluk, of an electricity connection in their homes is becoming a reality.
Union Minister for Law and Justice M Veerappa Moily on Saturday formally launched a model project by switching on electricity connections to about 50 houses.
The Rotary Club has taken the initiative to provide connections to 110 houses in Kavalpaduru and Kadabettu villages. The wiring work of nearly 50 houses has already been completed and the remaining will be done within two or three weeks.
The major hurdle for the fulfillment of the dream of the villagers was the requirement of Rs 10 lakh for the 75 electric poles, wiring and metering, which the villagers could not afford.
According to Rotary Club Bantwal unit president M Ashwani Kumar Rai, the electricity connections will be provided to the houses of poor families in the Gram Panchayat soon under the Rotary Sampoorna Vidyut Grama Yojane.
He said a joint survey was conducted along with the Gram Panchayat to identify poor beneficiaries in the village. Those who are not in a position to afford the cost of wiring and other charges were selected as beneficiaries.
Each house will be provided with three electrical points for bulbs and another point for the plug, with a sanctioned load of around 240 watts, Rai said adding that the entire cost of electrification will be borne by the Rotary.
It may require around Rs 10 lakh to complete the project as at least 75 poles need to be erected. The work is expected to be completed by the end of the second week of April.
Rotary also has plans to provide solar electricity to houses, which are not fit for electrification as per MESCOM norms, Rai added.
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